%0 Journal Article
%T Di(isothiocyanato)bis(4-methyl-4กฏ-vinyl-2,2กฏ-bipyridine) Ruthenium(II) Films Deposited on Titanium Oxide-Coated, Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide for an Efficient Solar Cell
%A Yi Liu
%A Ryuichi Sugimoto
%A Katsuhiro Sumi
%J Green and Sustainable Chemistry
%P 61-67
%@ 2160-696X
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/gsc.2013.32011
%X <span>Dye-sensitized titanium oxide electrodes were prepared by immobilizing a novel ruthenium complex, di(isothiocy</span><span>-</span><span> anato)bis(4-methyl-4<span>กฏ</span>-vinyl-2,2<span>กฏ</span>-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) [(NCS)<sub>2</sub>(mvbpy)<sub>2</sub>Ru(II)] or the ruthenium complex/sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate onto the surface of a titanium oxide-coated, fluorine-doped tin oxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>/FTO) electrode through a new electrochemically initiated film formation method, in which the electrolysis step and the film deposition step were individually performed. The incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of the Ru complex film on a TiO<sub>2</sub>/FTO electrode was disappointedly insufficient (1.2% at 440 nm). In sharp contrast, the Ru(II) complex/so</span><span>- </span><span>dium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate composite film</span><span> </span><span>deposited on the surface of a TiO<sub>2</sub>/FTO electrode showed maximum IPCE of 31.7% at 438 nm.</span><span></span>
%K Methylvinylbipyridine
%K Ruthenium Complex
%K Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
%K Photon-to-Current Conversion Efficiency
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=31973