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Copper Coordination Complexes for Energy-Relevant Applications

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  • Iacopo Benesperi

    (Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Reena Singh

    (Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Marina Freitag

    (Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
    School of Natural and Environmental Science, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)

Abstract

Copper coordination complexes have emerged as a group of transition metal complexes that play important roles in solar energy conversion, utilization and storage, and have the potential to replace the quintessential commonly used transition metals, like Co, Pt, Ir and Ru as light sensitizers, redox mediators, electron donors and catalytic centers. The applications of copper coordination compounds in chemistry and energy related technologies are many and demonstrate their rightful place as sustainable, low toxicity and Earth-abundant alternative materials. In this perspective we show the most recent impact made by copper coordination complexes in dye-sensitized solar cells and other energy relevant applications.

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  • Iacopo Benesperi & Reena Singh & Marina Freitag, 2020. "Copper Coordination Complexes for Energy-Relevant Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:9:p:2198-:d:353277
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