Ruthenium dyes with heteroleptic tridentate 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)- pyridine for dye-sensitized solar cells: Enhancement in performance through structural modifications

Inorganica Chimica Acta

Volumn 392, Issue , 2012, Pages 388-395

  Yu, Qiong Yan ^a   Lei, Bing Xin ^a   Liu, Jun Min ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Xiao, Li Min ^b   Qiu, Rong Liang ^a   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,6 Bis(benzimidazol 2 yl) pyridine; Dye sensitized solar cell; Ruthenium sensitizers; Structural modifications

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DYES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PYRIDINE; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY (IMPS); INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPIES (IMVS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RUTHENIUM SENSITIZERS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865800857     PISSN: 00201693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.03.047     Document Type: Article

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