Regeneration of oxidized organic photo-sensitizers in grätzel solar cells: Quantum-chemical portrait of a general mechanism

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1858-1862

  Nyhlen, Jonas ^a   Boschloo, Gerrit ^b   Hagfeldt, Anders ^b   Kloo, Lars ^c   Privalov, Timofei ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Dyes pigments; Electron transfer; Photochemistry; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; DFT CALCULATION; DYES/PIGMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ONE-ELECTRON TRANSFER; QUANTUM CHEMICAL; REACTION MECHANISM; REDOX PROCESS;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLAR ENERGY;

MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77953955118     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201000225     Document Type: Article

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