Spectral sensitization of TiO2 by new hemicyanine dyes in dye solar cell yielding enhanced photovoltage: Probing chain length effect on performance

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 270-277

  Fadadu, Kishan B ^a   Soni, Saurabh S ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkyl chain length; Dye solar cell; Electron recombination; Hemicyanine dyes; Indole moiety

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; DYE SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; HEMICYANINE DYE; INDOLE MOIETY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULES; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHAIN LENGTH;

EID: 84870190028     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.072     Document Type: Article

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