Molecular modeling of 3,4-pyridinedicarbonitrile dye sensitizer for solar cells using quantum chemical calculations

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-407

  Geetha, M ^a   Senthil Kumar, P ^a   Vasudevan, K ^a   Prakasam, A ^a   Meenakshi, G ^b   Anbarasan, P M ^a  

^a PERIYAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KMCPGS ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Absorption spectrum; Density functional theory; Dye sensitizer; Electronic structure; Vibrational spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956231756     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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