Design and characterization of heteroleptic ruthenium complexes containing benzimidazole ligands for dye-sensitized solar cells: The effect of fluorine substituents on photovoltaic performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1830-1835

  Huang, Wei Kai ^a   Wu, Hui Ping ^a   Lin, Pi Lun ^a   Lee, Yuan Pern ^a   Diau, Eric Wei Guang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY LIGANDS; BENZIMIDAZOLE LIGANDS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; FLUORINE ATOMS; FLUORINE SUBSTITUENTS; HETEROLEPTIC RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; ONE-POT PROCEDURES; PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTRA; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TIO;

FLUORINE; LIGANDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863620262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300652z     Document Type: Article

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