Ruthenium Sensitizers and Their Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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</svg> sensitizers (taken from [<a href="/journals/ijp/2012/291579/#B38">38</a>]).</table>

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Figure 20: Ruthenium Sensitizers and Their Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 