Synthesis of triarylamines with secondary electron-donating groups for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 764-770

  Wu, Quan Ping ^a   Xu, Ying Jun ^a   Cheng, Xiao Bing ^a   Liang, Mao ^a   Sun, Zhe ^a   Xue, Song ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Butoxybenzene; Dimethylaniline; Dye sensitized solar cell; Photovoltaic; Triarylamine

Indexed keywords

BUTOXYBENZENE; DIMETHYLANILINE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; TRIARYLAMINES;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SECONDARY EMISSION; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; BENZENE; DYE; ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84855776689     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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