Characterization of photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel ruthenium complex having a bisdemethoxycurcumin as a ligand.

Hironobu Ozawa, Hiroki Kawaguchi, Yu Okuyama, Hironori Arakawa

Ambio 2012

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The first example of a ruthenium sensitizer (TUS-22) having a natural dye, bisdemethoxycurcumin, as a ligand has been synthesized. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on this novel dye showed 5.8% conversion efficiency under AM 1.5 (100 mW/cm(2)) irradiation.

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Hironobu Ozawa, Hiroki Kawaguchi, Yu Okuyama, Hironori Arakawa. Characterization of photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel ruthenium complex having a bisdemethoxycurcumin as a ligand. Ambio. 2012;41 Suppl 2:149-50