Computational design of cyclic nitroxides as efficient redox mediators for dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 7582-7593

  Gryn'ova, Ganna ^a   Barakat, Jonathan M ^a   Blinco, James P ^b   Bottle, Steven E ^b   Coote, Michelle L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ab initio calculations; dye sensitized solar cells; electrochemistry; nitroxides; oxidation potential

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; AB INITIO METHODOLOGY; ACETONITRILE SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; ISOINDOLINE; MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATIONS; METHOXY; MOLECULAR DESIGN; NITROXIDE RADICALS; NITROXIDES; ONE-ELECTRON OXIDATION; OPTIMAL VALUES; OXIDATION POTENTIALS; OXIDATION PROCESS; PYRROLIDINES; REDOX MEDIATORS; SCALING FACTORS; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

ACETONITRILE; CALCULATIONS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; IODINE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84861800415     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103598     Document Type: Article

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