End-group functionalization of poly(3-hexylthiophene) as an efficient route to photosensitize nanocrystalline TiO2 films for photovoltaic applications

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2031-2041

  Krüger, Robin A ^a   Gordon, Terry J ^a   Baumgartner, Thomas ^a   Sutherland, Todd C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Energy conversion; Mesoporous TiO 2; Polythiophene; Sensitizers; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION MODES; ANODIC POTENTIALS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CHARGE-TRANSFER REACTIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; END GROUPS; END-GROUP MODIFICATION; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRIGNARD METATHESIS; HOLE CONDUCTOR; MESOPOROUS TIO; MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2 FILMS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLY-THIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REGIOREGULAR P3HT; SENSITIZERS; TIO;

ADSORPTION; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; LOADING; MONOCHROMATORS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

NANOPARTICLE; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; THIOPHENES; TITANIUM;

EID: 80054778718     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am200262w     Document Type: Article

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