Phthalocyanines: Potential alternative sensitizers to Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Current Science

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 991-1000

  Giribabu, L ^a   Sudhakar, K ^a   Velkannan, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic devices; Phthalocyanine; Redox electrolyte; Ruthenium; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864519968     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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