Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of new branchlike organic dyes containing benzothiadiazole or triphenylamine-linked consecutive vinylenes units

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-411

  Wang, Changwei ^a   Fang, Yan ^a   Cao, Zhencai ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Li, Haohao ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Tan, Songting ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzothiadiazole; Branchlike dye; Consecutive vinylenes; Dye sensitized solar cells; Photovoltaic performance; Red shifted absorption

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; CONSECUTIVE VINYLENES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RED-SHIFTED;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874157109     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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