Effect of linker used in D-A-π-A metal free dyes with different π-spacers for dye sensitized solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3108-3117

  Singh, Surya Prakash ^b   Roy, M S ^c   Thomas, Anup ^b   Bhanuprakash, K ^b   Sharma, G D ^a  

^a Jaipur Engineering College   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Diketo pyrrolo pyrrole; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Metal free dye; Thiophene and phenyl conjugated bridges

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DYES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY; THIOPHENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CONJUGATED BRIDGES; CYANOACETIC ACIDS; DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLES; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON-DONATING ABILITY; METAL-FREE DYES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84867442382     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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