Coupling of Zinc Porphyrin Dyes and Copper Electrolytes: A Springboard for Novel Sustainable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
Alessia ColomboGabriele Di CarloClaudia DragonettiMirko MagniAlessio Orbelli BiroliMaddalena PizzottiDominique RobertoFrancesca TessoreElisabetta BenazziCarlo Alberto BignozziLaura CasarinStefano CaramoriPublished in: Inorganic chemistry (2017)
The combination of β-substituted Zn2+ porphyrin dyes and copper-based electrolytes represents a sustainable route for economic and environmentally friendly dye-sensitized solar cells. Remarkably, a new copper electrolyte, [Cu(2-mesityl-1,10-phenanthroline)2]+/2+, exceeds the performance reached by Co2+/3+ and I-/I3- reference electrolytes.