Ruthenium(II)- Bipyridyl with extended π-system: Improved thermo-stable sensitizer for efficient and long-term durable dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-565

  Chandrasekharam, M ^a   Rajkumar, G ^b   Rao, Ch Srinivasa ^a   Suresh, T ^a   Reddy, P Y ^b   Soujanya, Y ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Aisin Cosmos R and D Co   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Extended p system; Polypyridyl Ru(II) sensitizers; Thermo stable

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXCITED STATES; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGANDS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; P SYSTEMS; PHOTOCURRENT ACTION SPECTRUM; POLYPYRIDYL RU(II)-SENSITIZERS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; THERMO STABLES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80053923019     PISSN: 09743626     EISSN: 09737103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12039-011-0121-4     Document Type: Article

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