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N3 Dye

CAS Number 141460-19-7

DSSC Dyes & Electrolytes, Materials


Product Code M2006A1-1g
Price $392 ex. VAT

Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


Cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II), also known as N3 Dye, is one of the earliest benchmarked ruthenium complex dyes developed for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Since its discovery, it has become the paradigm of heterogeneous charge-transfer sensitizer for mesoporous solar cells.

Fully-protonated N3 dye has absorption maxima at 518 nm and 380 nm, with extinction coefficients of 13 K and 13.3 K M−1 cm−1 respectively. Adsorbed onto nanocrystalline TiO2 film, total energy conversion efficiency from light to electricity η of the cell was 10% under AM 1.5 irradiation [1]

General Information


Full name Cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II)
Synonyms N3 Foundation Dye
Chemical formula C26H16N6O8RuS2
Molecular weight 705.64
CAS number 141460-19-7
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -5.39 eV, LUMO = -2.79 eV
Solubility Ethanol
Classification / Family Transition metal complex, Ruthenium complex, Bipyridyl ligands, Energy materials, Dye-sensitized solar cells DSSC) materials, Donor materials, OPV materials.
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Chemical structure of N3 Dye; Chemical formula: C26H16N6O8RuS2

Product Details


Purity 99%
Melting point >300 °C
Appearance Dark purple powder

MSDS Documentation


N3 Dye MSDSN3 Dye MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Conversion of light to electricity by cis-X2bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium(II) charge-transfer sensitizers (X = Cl-, Br-, I-, CN-, and SCN-) on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide electrodes, M. K. Nazeeruddin et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 115 (14), 6382–6390 (1993); DOI: 10.1021/ja00067a063.
  2. Monitoring N3 Dye Adsorption and Desorption on TiO2 Surfaces: A Combined QCM-D and XPS Study, H. K. Wayment-Steele et al., CS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 6 (12), 9093–9099 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/am500920w.
  3. Aggregation of ZnO Nanocrystallites for High Conversion Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Q. Zhang et al., Angew. Chem., 120, 2436 –2440 (2008); DOI: 10.1002/ange.200704919.
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