Abstract
Three new aza-dipyrrinato ruthenium sensitizers AZA-BPY, AZA-BPY-NCS, and AZA-TER, have been designed and successfully synthesized. We have studied the effect of aza-dipyrrinato ligands on the photo-physical and electrochemical properties. The aza-dipyrrinato ancillary ligand exhibited enhancement in the light-harvesting capability compared to the traditional dipyrrinato ligand by coordinating ruthenium metal. The strong σ-donor characteristic of the aza-dipyrrinato ligand showed more adequate properties: red-shift in the absorption extended into the NIR region ( ≈ 1000 nm), and redox potentials compared to our earlier reported dipyrrinato sensitizer (GS3), which are confirmed by the UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. All the characteristics features shows that these dyes are a good sensitizer candidate for DSSCs.
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