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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Graetzel, Saint Sulpice, CH;
Etienne David Baranoff, Birmingham, GB;
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ecublens, CH;
Inventors:
Michael Graetzel, Saint Sulpice, CH;
Etienne David Baranoff, Birmingham, GB;
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ecublens, CH;
Assignee:
SOLVAY SA, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 15/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/50 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/0085 (2013.01); C07F 15/0033 (2013.01); H01L 51/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a metal complex having a partial structure represented by the following Formula (I-0) or a tautomer thereof: formula (I-0) Cy is a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring, preferably a 6-membered ring, which may be aromatic, non aromatic or partially aromatic and which coordinates to the metal atom through a carbon atom; A is a nitrogen atom a is an integer equal or superior to 1; D is an electron donor group; and b is an integer equal or superior to 1.