Carbazole-based organic dye sensitizers for efficient molecular photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 655-661

  Zafer, Ceylan ^a   Gultekin, Burak ^a   Ozsoy, Cihan ^a   Tozlu, Cem ^a,b   Aydin, Banu ^a   Icli, Siddik ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbazolocarbazole; Dye sensitized solar cell; Nanostructured electrode; Sensitizer

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVES; CONJUGATED ORGANIC DYES; DYE SENSITIZERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-INJECTION PROPERTY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOCHEMICAL STABILITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS; SPECTRAL COVERAGE; STANDARD CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77649270784     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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