Sensitizers containing donor cascade and rhodanine-3-acetic acid moieties for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Wu, Quan Ping ^a   Zhang, Lu ^a   Liang, Mao ^a   Sun, Zhe ^a   Xue, Song ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethylaryl amine; Donor cascade; Dye sensitized solar cell; Photovoltaic; Triarylamine

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLARYL AMINE; DONOR CASCADE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; TRIARYLAMINES;

ACETIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PH; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

DYE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 78650304905     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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