@article{oai:kitami-it.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007904, author = {Okubo, Takashi and Tanaka, Naoya and Anma, Haruho and Kim, Kyung Ho and Maekawa, Masahiko and Kuroda-Sowa, Takayoshi}, journal = {Polymers}, month = {}, note = {One-dimensional (1D) halide-bridged Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers containing a hexamethylene dithiocarbamate (Hm-dtc) ligand have been synthesized and crystallographically characterized. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels of the coordination polymers were estimated using UV-Vis-NIR and photoelectron spectroscopies, and it was revealed that these coordination polymers have appropriate HOMO levels for use as dye sensitizers. Direct-current electrical conductivity measurements and impedance measurements indicated that these 1D Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers were insulators ( σ 300K < 10 ?12 S cm ?1). In addition, the coordination polymers were used as sensitizing materials in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs with 1D Cu(I)–Ni(II) heterometal coordination polymers showed lower performances than those with 1D halide-bridged Cu(I)–Cu(II) mixed-valence coordination polymers., Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)}, pages = {1613--1626}, title = {Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with New One-Dimensional Halide-Bridged Cu(I)-Ni(II) Heterometal Coordination Polymers Containing Hexamethylene Dithiocarbamate Ligand}, volume = {4}, year = {2012} }