Simple metal-free organic D-φ-A dyes with alkoxy-or fluorine substitutions: Application in dye sensitized Solar Cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 4489-4494

  Chandrasekharam, M ^a   Chiranjeevi, B ^a   Gupta, K S V ^a   Singh, Surya Prakash ^a   Islam, A ^b   Han, L ^b   Lakshmi Kantam, M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; Metal Free Sensitizers; Nanocrystalline TiO 2; Simple D A Systems

Indexed keywords

DONOR MOIETY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DONORS; FLUORINE SUBSTITUTION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; METAL-FREE SENSITIZERS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; SOLAR LIGHT; STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS;

BRIDGES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; THIOPHENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

COLORING AGENT; FLUORINE; METAL; NANOMATERIAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUORINE; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 84863965389     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.6183     Document Type: Article

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