Article: The use of sublimable chlorotricarbonyl bis(phenylimino)acenaphthene rhenium(I) complexes as photosensitizers in bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices

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TitleThe use of sublimable chlorotricarbonyl bis(phenylimino)acenaphthene rhenium(I) complexes as photosensitizers in bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices
AuthorsMak, CSK1
Wong, HL1
Leung, QY1
Tam, WY1
Chan, WK1
Djurišić, AB1
KeywordsPhotovoltaic devices
Rhenium(I) carbonyl complexes
Sensitizers
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier SA. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jorganchem
CitationJournal Of Organometallic Chemistry, 2009, v. 694 n. 17, p. 2770-2776 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.04.037
AbstractA series of sublimable substituted chlorotricarbonyl bis(phenylimino)acenaphthene rhenium(I) complexes was synthesized and used in the fabrication of photovoltaic devices. The hole and electron carrier mobilities of these complexes are in the order of 10-3 to 10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1. Heterojunction devices with CuPc/complex/C60 (CuPc = copper phthalocyanine) as the active layer and bulk heterojunction devices with complex:C60 as the active layer were fabricated. The rhenium complexes function as photosensitizer in the devices, and exhibit optical absorption in the region between 500 and 550 nm within which other components in the device do not absorb. Other devices with hole transport materials, exciton blocking materials, and different active layer thickness were also fabricated. Variation of substitution groups in the ligand did not show significant difference in device performance. The best power conversion efficiency of the devices was measured to be 1.29% under illumination of AM1.5 simulated solar light. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
ISSN0022-328X
2011 Impact Factor: 2.384
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.140
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.04.037
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000267931300016
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grants Council of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ChinaHKU7008/07P
HKU2/05C
Strategic Research Theme
University Development Fund for Clean Energy Research
Funding Information:

The work reported in this paper has been substantially supported by the Research Grants Council of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project Numbers HKU7008/07P and HKU2/05C). Financial supports from the Strategic Research Theme, University Development Fund for Clean Energy Research (administrated by The University of Hong Kong) are also acknowledged.

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dc.contributor.authorMak, CSK
dc.contributor.authorWong, HL
dc.contributor.authorLeung, QY
dc.contributor.authorTam, WY
dc.contributor.authorChan, WK
dc.contributor.authorDjurišić, AB
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T06:08:46Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T06:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA series of sublimable substituted chlorotricarbonyl bis(phenylimino)acenaphthene rhenium(I) complexes was synthesized and used in the fabrication of photovoltaic devices. The hole and electron carrier mobilities of these complexes are in the order of 10-3 to 10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1. Heterojunction devices with CuPc/complex/C60 (CuPc = copper phthalocyanine) as the active layer and bulk heterojunction devices with complex:C60 as the active layer were fabricated. The rhenium complexes function as photosensitizer in the devices, and exhibit optical absorption in the region between 500 and 550 nm within which other components in the device do not absorb. Other devices with hole transport materials, exciton blocking materials, and different active layer thickness were also fabricated. Variation of substitution groups in the ligand did not show significant difference in device performance. The best power conversion efficiency of the devices was measured to be 1.29% under illumination of AM1.5 simulated solar light. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Organometallic Chemistry, 2009, v. 694 n. 17, p. 2770-2776 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.04.037
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.04.037
dc.identifier.epage2776
dc.identifier.hkuros159835
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000267931300016
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grants Council of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ChinaHKU7008/07P
HKU2/05C
Strategic Research Theme
University Development Fund for Clean Energy Research
Funding Information:

The work reported in this paper has been substantially supported by the Research Grants Council of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project Numbers HKU7008/07P and HKU2/05C). Financial supports from the Strategic Research Theme, University Development Fund for Clean Energy Research (administrated by The University of Hong Kong) are also acknowledged.

dc.identifier.issn0022-328X
2011 Impact Factor: 2.384
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.140
dc.identifier.issue17
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-67650080086
dc.identifier.spage2770
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/68904
dc.identifier.volume694
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier SA. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jorganchem
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subjectPhotovoltaic devices
dc.subjectRhenium(I) carbonyl complexes
dc.subjectSensitizers
dc.titleThe use of sublimable chlorotricarbonyl bis(phenylimino)acenaphthene rhenium(I) complexes as photosensitizers in bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong