Molecular design of triarylamine dyes incorporating phenylene spacer and the influence of alkoxy substituent on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-16

  Han, Hongyu ^a   Liang, Mao ^a   Tang, Kai ^a   Cheng, Xiaobing ^a   Zong, Xueping ^a   Sun, Zhe ^a   Xue, Song ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; High molar extinction coefficient; Phenylene spacer; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855132947     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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