Unsymmetrical squaraine dimer with an extended π-electron framework: An approach in harvesting near infra-red photons for energy conversion

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-38

  Kuster, Simon ^a   Sauvage, Frédéric ^b   Nazeeruddin, Md K ^b   Grätzel, Michael ^b   Nüesch, Frank A ^a   Geiger, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dimer; Dye sensitized solar cell; Molecular modelling; NIR absorber; Squaraine dye; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; MOLECULAR MODELLING; NIR-ABSORBER; SQUARAINE DYE; SQUARAINES;

ABSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY HARVESTING; INFRARED DEVICES; MOLECULAR MODELING; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOLAR CELLS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

ABSORPTION; CONDENSATION; DYE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOLVENT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77951665957     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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