Photoactive copper complexes: properties and applications

J Beaudelot, S Oger, S Perusko, TA Phan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalyzed and photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest
recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due …

Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators

CE Housecroft, EC Constable - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of renewable energy is essential for the future of the Earth, and solar photons are
the ultimate source of energy to satisfy the ever-increasing global energy demands …

[HTML][HTML] Biophotovoltaics: natural pigments in dye-sensitized solar cells

H Hug, M Bader, P Mair, T Glatzel - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) which are also called Graetzel cells are a novel type of
solar cells. Their advantages are mainly low cost production, low energy payback time …

The emergence of copper (I)-based dye sensitized solar cells

CE Housecroft, EC Constable - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of Grätzel-type dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs) in the early 1990s,
there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications dealing with their …

Interplays of excited state structures and dynamics in copper (I) diimine complexes: Implications and perspectives

MW Mara, KA Fransted, LX Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Although they were discovered almost four decades ago, Cu (I) diimine complexes have
emerged as a group of transition metal complexes that can play important roles in solar …

[HTML][HTML] Polypyridyl copper complexes as dye sensitizer and redox mediator for dye-sensitized solar cells

J Conradie - Electrochemistry Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Developments on the application of polypyridyl-based copper complexes in dye-sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs) are briefly discussed in this mini review. Copper complexes in solar …

[HTML][HTML] Heteroleptic bis-diimine copper (I) complexes for applications in solar energy conversion

M Sandroni, Y Pellegrin, F Odobel - Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of molecular materials for conversion of solar energy into electricity and
fuels is one of the most active research areas, in which the light absorber plays a key role. In …

Heteroleptic copper (I)–polypyridine complexes as efficient sensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells

M Sandroni, L Favereau, A Planchat… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis and the physico-chemical characterization of HETPHEN based heteroleptic
copper (I)–bis (diimine) complexes are reported. For TiO2 based dye sensitized solar cells …

Versatile copper complexes as a convenient springboard for both dyes and redox mediators in dye sensitized solar cells

M Magni, P Biagini, A Colombo, C Dragonetti… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the early 1990s, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), fabricated by O'Regan and Graetzel,
emerged as a realistic solution for harnessing the energy of the sun and converting it into …

Coupling of a copper dye with a copper electrolyte: a fascinating springboard for sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells

C Dragonetti, M Magni, A Colombo… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A simple new heteroleptic copper dye, bearing one 2, 9-dimesityl-1, 10-phenanthroline and
a 6, 6′-dimethyl-2, 2′-bipyridine-4, 4′-dibenzoic acid anchoring ligand, was used as …