Role of side groups in pyridine and bipyridine ruthenium dye complexes for modulated surface photovoltage in nanoporous TiO2

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 686-690

  Sahin, C ^a,b   Dittrich, Th ^c   Varlikli, C ^a   Icli, S ^a   Lux Steiner, M Ch ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron backtransfer; Ruthenium (II) complex; Surface photovoltage spectroscopy; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ARGON ATMOSPHERES; BIPYRIDINES; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; DYE MOLECULE; MODULATED SURFACES; NANOPOROUS TIO; RUTHENIUM (II) COMPLEX; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM DYE; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY; TIO; ULTRA-THIN;

ARGON; ELECTRONS; LIGANDS; OXIDES; PYRIDINE; RUTHENIUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77649274389     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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