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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Di(isothiocyanato)bis(4-methyl-4’-vinyl-2,2’-bipyridine) Ruthenium(II) Films Deposited on Titanium Oxide-Coated, Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide for an Efficient Solar Cell

  AUTHORS: Yi Liu, Ryuichi Sugimoto, Katsuhiro Sumi

  KEYWORDS: Methylvinylbipyridine; Ruthenium Complex; Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell; Photon-to-Current Conversion Efficiency

  JOURNAL NAME: Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Vol.3 No.2, May 27, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Dye-sensitized titanium oxide electrodes were prepared by immobilizing a novel ruthenium complex, di(isothiocy- anato)bis(4-methyl-4’-vinyl-2,2’-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) [(NCS)2(mvbpy)2Ru(II)] or the ruthenium complex/sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate onto the surface of a titanium oxide-coated, fluorine-doped tin oxide (TiO2/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 TiO2/FTO electrode was disappointedly insufficient (1.2% at 440 nm). In sharp contrast, the Ru(II) complex/so- dium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate composite film deposited on the surface of a TiO2/FTO electrode showed maximum IPCE of 31.7% at 438 nm.