Structure/function relationships in dyes for solar energy conversion: a two-atom change in dye structure and the mechanism for its effect on cell voltage

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3541-3548

  O'Regan, Brian C ^a,b,c   Walley, Kate ^a,b,c   Juozapavicius, Mindaugas ^a,b,c   Anderson, Assaf ^a,b,c   Matar, Farah ^a,b,c   Ghaddar, Tarek ^a,b,c   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a,b,c   Klein, Cedric ^a,b,c   Durrant, James R ^a,b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL VOLTAGES; DYE MOLECULE; DYE STRUCTURE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS; INJECTED ELECTRONS; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; RECOMBINATION RATE; STRUCTURE/FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS;

ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANES; ENERGY CONVERSION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

IODINE COMPOUNDS;

DYE; IODINE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 68149124873     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja806869x     Document Type: Article

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