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Chem. Commun., 2009, 5844 - 5846, DOI: 10.1039/b914197a

Neutral, panchromatic Ru(II) terpyridine sensitizers bearing pyridine pyrazolate chelates with superior DSSC performance

Bo-So Chen, Kellen Chen, Yi-Huan Hong, Wei-Hsin Liu, Tsung-Hui Li, Chin-Hung Lai, Pi-Tai Chou, Yun Chi and Gene-Hsiang Lee

A new series of neutral, panchromatic Ru(II) terpyridine sensitizers ( PRT1– PRT4) exhibit much higher molar extinction coefficients at 400–550 nm and superior DSSC performance in terms of conversion efficiency ( = 10.05 for PRT4) and stability.

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