Effect of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) additive on phenothiazine dyes sensitized photovoltaic performance

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 699-706

  Li, Jing ^a   Wu, Wenjun ^a   Yang, Jiabao ^a   Tang, Jin ^a   Long, Yitao ^a   Hua, Jianli ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

additive; co adsorption; dye sensitized solar cells; phenothiazine

Indexed keywords

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CO-ADSORPTION; DYE AGGREGATES; DYE SOLUTIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTRON LIFETIME; FILL FACTOR; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; ORGANIC DYE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SOLAR LIGHT; TIO; TRIARYLAMINES;

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIES; DYES; EFFICIENCY; INSECTICIDES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79954463756     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4227-9     Document Type: Article

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