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Chinese Journal of Materials Research  2019, Vol. 33 Issue (8): 614-620    DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2018.724
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Preparation and Photovoltaic Performance of Novel Ruthenium Complex and Its Self-assembly Membrane
Li YANG1,2,3,Zhiyuan TANG1,2,3,Tengteng LI1,2,3,Qiwei DUAN1,2,3,Jiali HU1,2,3,Sufang ZHANG1,2,3,Zhaoqiang ZHENG1,2,3()
1. Engineering & Technology Research Center for Environmental Protection Materials and Equipment of Jiangxi Province, Pingxiang 337055, China
2. Key Laboratory for Industrial Ceramics of Jiangxi Province, School of Materials and Chemistry Engineering, Pingxiang University, Pingxiang 337055, China
3. School of Materials and Chemistry Engineering, Pingxiang University, Pingxiang 337055, China
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Li YANG,Zhiyuan TANG,Tengteng LI,Qiwei DUAN,Jiali HU,Sufang ZHANG,Zhaoqiang ZHENG. Preparation and Photovoltaic Performance of Novel Ruthenium Complex and Its Self-assembly Membrane. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2019, 33(8): 614-620.

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Abstract  

A novel symmetrical ruthenium complex (Ru-1) bearing pyrene groups was synthesized, and its molecular structure and purity were characterized by 1H-NMR and ESI-MS. The ruthenium complex delivered ideal stability and performance over a wider range of temperature (below 400°C), which suggests that the stability of this material can satisfy the requirement of dye-sensitized solar cell. Thin films of Ru-1 complex can be prepared onto both graphene- and HOPG-electrode surface via self-assembly process, then their surface morphology and photoelectricity property were examined by means of AFM, Cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis spectroscopy. The results show that the growth of the film was uniform. A couple of sensitive and reversible redox peaks were acquired from the cyclic voltammograms of Ru-1 modified carbon electrodes, the Ru (II/III) oxidative peak was observed at 0.47 V. Uv-vis absorption spectra show that the membrane materials have intense and wide absorption peaks in a wider range, which is favorable for capture sunlight at longer wavelength. In sum, a carbon electrode of excellent photoelectric properties and stability can be obtained by modifying both graphene and HOPG electrodes with Ru-1complex.

Key words:  inorganic nonmetallic materials      Ruthenium complex      self-assembled      carbonaceous material     
Received:  23 December 2018     
ZTFLH:  V254  
Fund: Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project(No. SQ2016ZY01003836);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 21767023);Jiangxi Educational Committee Science Foundation for Youths(Nos. GJJ151258);Jiangxi Educational Committee Science Foundation for Youths(Nos. GJJ151260)

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Fig.1  Synthetic route of Ru-1 complex (i) 2,6-bis (1’-methyl-benzimidazolyl)-4-bromopyridine, PdCl2(dppf) CH2Cl2, KOAc in dry DMF; (ii) BBr3 in dry CH2Cl2; (iii) 1-(4-bromobutyl) pyrene and K2CO3 in DMF; (iv) RuCl3·3H2O in DMF: glycerine (1:1)
Fig.2  TG-DSC curves of Ru-1 complex
Fig.3  Molecular geometry, assembly simulation diagram and AFM image of Ru-1 (a) Molecular geometry of the Ru-1, (b) “standing” assembly simulation diagram of Ru-1, (c) “sleeping” assembly simulation diagram of Ru-1, (d) the AFM image of Ru-1 film
Fig.4  UV-vis spectra monitoring of Ru-1 monolayer with different time
Fig.5  Cyclic voltammograms of Ru-1monolayer on HOPG electrode with different time (a) and temporal change of surface coverage of Ru-1 monolayer on HOPG by use of the CV method (b)
Fig.6  Typical cyclic voltammograms of Ru-1 on graphene electrode at various scan rates (a) and the dependence of scan rate and current of Ru-1 film on graphene electrode (b)
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