This present invention provides a metal-ligand complex and methods for using
and preparing the same. In particular, the metal-ligand complex of the present
invention is of the formula:
La-M-Xb
where L, M, X, a, and b are those define herein. The metal-ligand complexes
of the present invention are useful in a variety of applications including as electron-transfer
mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells and related photoelectrochromic devices.
