Novel D-A-π-A coumarin dyes containing low band-gap chromophores for dye-sensitised solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 469-474

  Seo, Kang Deuk ^a   Choi, In Tack ^a   Park, Young Geun ^b   Kang, Sunwoo ^b   Lee, Jin Yong ^b   Kim, Hwan Kyu ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bridge units; Benzothiadiazole; Coumarin; Dye sensitised solar cell; Low band gap chromophore; Metal free organic dyes

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PEAKS; ACID MOIETY; BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; COUMARIN; COUMARIN DYES; DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; ORGANIC DYE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RED-SHIFTED;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR CELLS;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 84862830146     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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