2020/03/08 by Denis Magero, Magero, Denis, Tarek Mestiri +8
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2004.03345
This manuscript has been prepared for submission as a book chapter for Liliana MAMMINO (editor) Green Chemistry and Computational Chemistry, a volume in the Advances in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Series, Due for publication July 2021, Series list: https://www.elsevier.com/catalog/all/all/all/advances-in-green-chemistry
arxiv created 2020/03/08 · openalex publication_date 2020/03/08 · arxiv updated 2020/04/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The energy sciences attempt to meet the increasing world-wide need for energy, as well as sustainability goals, by cleaner sources of energy, by new alternative sources of energy, and by more efficient uses of available energy. These goals are entirely consistent with the principles of green chemistry. This chapter concerns devices for creating electricity from light and for creating light from electricity. The major focus is on the photoproperties of ruthenium and iridium complexes, which have been proven to be a rich source of inspiration for conceiving photoactivated devices, including organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The chapter reviews important already-in-use and potential applications of ruthenium and iridium complex-based photodevices, including the underlying mechanism behind their functioning and its investigation through computational chemistry approaches. It highlights the role of the information obtained from computational studies for the design of more efficient photodevices. The final part complements the discourse with a review of the progress on greener alternatives for OPVs and OLEDs.