Polypyridyl copper complexes as dye sensitizer and redox mediator for dye-sensitized solar cells
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Date
2021
Authors
Conradie, Jeanet
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Elsevier
Abstract
Developments on the application of polypyridyl-based copper complexes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are briefly discussed in this mini review. Copper complexes in solar cells are special in that they can be used either as dye sensitizer and/or as redox mediator (redox couple) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Both the abundance and low cost of copper motivates research on the use of copper complexes, as cheaper and non-toxic alternative to the mostly used iodide/triiodide (I- /I3- ) electrolyte redox couple, and the expensive and rare rutheniumbased dyes of good performance, which currently are best known.
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Copper, Dye, Mediator, Redox, DFT, DSSC
Citation
Conradie, J. (2021). Polypyridyl copper complexes as dye sensitizer and redox mediator for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochemistry Communications, 134, 107182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2021.107182