New N-methyl pyrrole and thiophene based D-π-A systems for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-318

  Kim, Bo Hyung ^a   Freeman, Harold S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D A system; DSSCs; Heterocyclic spacers; IPCE; Recombination lifetime; TiO2 film

Indexed keywords

DSSCS; HETEROCYCLIC SPACERS; IPCE; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; TIO;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; THIOPHENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84867198362     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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