Heterocyclic azodyes as pigments for dye sensitized solar cells - A combined experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1969-1975

  Lungu, J ^a   Oprea, C I ^a   Dumbrav A ^a   Enache, I ^a,b   Georgescu, A ^a   Radulescu C ^c   Ionita I ^c   Cimpoca, G V ^c   Girtu M A ^a  

^a OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b Constanţa Maritime University ^*  (Romania)

^c VALAHIA UNIVERSITY OF TARGOVISTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Azodyes; Density functional theory; Dye sensitized solar cells; Photovoltaic conversion efficiency; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDE MINERALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DFT CALCULATION; ENERGY LEVEL ALIGNMENT; FILL FACTOR; HETEROCYCLIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIO2;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77957303885     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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