A dye-sensitized solar cell using pheophytin-carotenoid adduct: Enhancement of photocurrent by electron and singlet-energy transfer and by suppression of singlet-triplet annihilation due to the presence of the carotenoid moiety

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 439, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Wang, Xiao Feng ^a   Koyama, Yasushi ^a   Wada, Yuji ^b   Sasaki, Shin ichi ^c   Tamiaki, Hitoshi ^c  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CAROTENOID; CHLORIN MOIETY; PHEOPHYTIN CAROTENOID ADDUCT; SINGLET TRIPLET ANNIHILATION REACTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34247212692     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.03.064     Document Type: Article

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