就電流密度、電池電壓與光電轉換效率而論，來自於Benzimidazolium salts 的N-Heterocyclic carbene-pyridine-based ruthenium 染料提供染料敏化太陽能電池表現出高成效。在AM 1.5 輻射(100 mWcm-2)下，提供了Jsc、Voc與η 數值分別為20.0 mAcm-2、730 mV 與9.69 %；這表現超越過去公認所使用的N719 染料(Jsc = 18.6 mAcm-2; Voc = 700 mV; η = 8.98 %)。 N-Heterocyclic carbene-pyridine-based ruthenium sensitizers derived from benzimidazolium salts provide dye-sensitized solar cells exhibiting superior performance in terms of their current densities, cell voltages and photoelectric conversion efficiencies. A solar cell sensitized with CBTR provided values of Jsc, Voc and η of 20.0 mAcm-2, 730 mV and 9.69 %, respectively, under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mWcm-2); this performance exceeds that obtained using the traditional N719 dye (Jsc = 18.6 mAcm-2; Voc = 700 mV; η = 8.98 %).
