Dye sensitization of nanocrystalline TiO2: Enhanced efficiency of unsymmetrical versus symmetrical squaraine dyes

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-71

  Alex, Saji ^a   Santhosh, U ^a   Das, Suresh ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dye sensitization; Nanocrystalline TiO2; Solar cells; Squaraine dyes

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444421488     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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