New pyran dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-122

  Awuah, Samuel G ^a   Polreis, Jason ^a   Prakash, Joshi ^b   Qiao, Qiquan ^b   You, Youngjae ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs); Photosensitizer; Pyran

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054981875     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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