Ruthenium sensitizers and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Qin, Yuancheng ^a   Peng, Qiang ^a,b  

^a NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CELL-BASED; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LOW-COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM SENSITIZERS; SENSITISER;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84858144267     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/291579     Document Type: Review

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