Accepted Manuscript DFT/TD-DFT study of ruthenium bipyridyl-based dyes with a chalcogen donor (X = S, Se, Te), for application as dye-sensitized solar cells Assia Bourouina, Mâammar Rekhis, Mohamed Trari PII: S0277-5387(17)30110-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.01.061 Reference: POLY 12467 To appear in: Polyhedron Received Date: 3 November 2016 Revised Date: 25 January 2017 Accepted Date: 28 January 2017 Please cite this article as: A. Bourouina, M. Rekhis, M. Trari, DFT/TD-DFT study of ruthenium bipyridyl-based dyes with a chalcogen donor (X = S, Se, Te), for application as dye-sensitized solar cells, Polyhedron (2017), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.01.061 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.