Design of new triphenylamine-sensitized solar cells: A theoretical approach

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5666-5671

  Preat, Julien ^a   Jacquemin, Denis ^a   Perpète, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GEOMETRICAL AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES; IMIDAZOLIUM; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MD SIMULATION; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; REDOX SYSTEMS; REGENERATION MECHANISMS; SOLVENT-FREE ELECTROLYTE; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRIPHENYLAMINES;

SOLAR CELLS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; DYE; ELECTROLYTE; IMIDAZOLE; TRIPHENYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COLORING AGENT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; DESIGN; DYE; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRON; IODIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOLAR POWER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CELL; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON; GEOMETRY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77954580093     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100920j     Document Type: Article

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