Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with New One-Dimensional Halide-Bridged Cu(I)–Ni(II) Heterometal Coordination Polymers Containing Hexamethylene Dithiocarbamate Ligand
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One-dimensional (1D) halide-bridged Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers containing a hexamethylene dithiocarbamate (Hm-dtc) ligand have been synthesized and crystallographically characterized. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels of the coordination polymers were estimated using UV-Vis-NIR and photoelectron spectroscopies, and it was revealed that these coordination polymers have appropriate HOMO levels for use as dye sensitizers. Direct-current electrical conductivity measurements and impedance measurements indicated that these 1D Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers were insulators (σ300K < 10 S cm). In addition, the coordination polymers were used as sensitizing materials in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs with 1D Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers showed lower performances than those with 1D halide-bridged Cu(I)–Cu(II) mixed-valence coordination polymers.
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