Relating the photodynamics of squaraine-based dye-sensitized solar cells to the molecular structure of the sensitizers and to the presence of additives

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 42, 2012, Pages 22157-22168

  De Miguel, G ^a   Marchena, M ^a   Cohen, B ^a   Pandey, S S ^b   Hayase, S ^b   Douhal, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; CONJUGATED SYSTEMS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFECTIVE LIFETIME; EFFICIENT ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER DYNAMICS; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; IN-LINE; INDUCTIVE EFFECTS; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; PHOTON LOSS; POSITIVE CHARGE DENSITY; REGENERATION REACTIONS; SIDE-CHAINS; SQUARAINES; TIO; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW;

ACETONITRILE; ADDITIVES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POSITIVE IONS; PYRIDINE; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84867869842     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp306125y     Document Type: Article

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