Comparison of performance between benzoindoline and indoline dyes in zinc oxide dye-sensitized solar cell

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-152

  Matsui, Masaki ^a   Kotani, Masaya ^a   Kubota, Yasuhiro ^a   Funabiki, Kazumasa ^a   Jin, Jiye ^b   Yoshida, Tsukasa ^a   Higashijima, Shinji ^a,c   Miura, Hidetoshi ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Chemicrea Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

DFT calculations; Dye sensitized solar cell; Indoline dyes; Oxidation potential; Sensitizers; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

DFT CALCULATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INDOLINE DYES; OXIDATION POTENTIAL; SENSITIZERS;

ACETIC ACID; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

ZINC;

EID: 79954999127     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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