Patent ID: 8618294
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: C07F,C09B,H01G,H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A dye for a dye-sensitized solar cell, the dye comprising an organometallic complex represented by Formula 1: wherein, M is an element selected from the group consisting of Group 8 through Group 10 metallic elements, X is a co-ligand selected from the group consisting of —CN, —OH, —I, —Cl, —NCO, —NCS, and —NCSe, L is a bidentate ligand represented by Formula 2: Z is a counter-ion represented by Formula 3: and p equals 2, and the mole ratio of p to q is about 1.1 to about 1.4, wherein: