Ruthenium Polypyridyl Sensitisers in Dye Solar Cells Based on Mesoporous TiO2 (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 29/2011)

Abstract

AbstractThe cover picture shows the molecular structure of three ruthenium polypyridyl complexes, namely the tris(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl‐4,4′‐dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II)?2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine‐4,4′,4″‐tricarboxylic acid tris(tetrabutylammonium) salt (commonly known as Black Dye). The background of the picture corresponds to the drawing of a series of dye‐sensitised solar cells, which use ruthenium complexes as photosensitisers. This is the topic of the Microreview by A. Reynal and E. Palomares on p. 4509 ff, in which the properties, synthetic routes and main applications of the most relevant ruthenium–polypyridyl complexes are presented in further detail.