Organic-Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complex Based Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

Table 1

UV-visible emission and electrochemical data.

Sensitizer	𝜆max, nm, 𝜀 (mol^−1 cm^−1)^a	𝜆em, nm^b	𝐸1/2 V versus SCE^c			𝐸0-0, eV^d	𝐸ox^∗
			Ox	Red
RD-Cou	498 (16.046)	690	0.72	−1.05	−1.47	1.65	−0.93
Z-907	540 (10,040)	720	0.65	−0.98	−1.64	1.62	−1.02

^aSolvent: ethanol, Error limits: 𝜆_max, ±1 nm, 𝜀±10%. ^bSolvent: ethanol, 𝜆_max, ±1 nm. ^cSolvent: DMF, Error limits: E_1/2 ±0.03 V, 0.1 M TBAP. ^dError limits: 0.05 eV.