Supramolecular interactions of chenodeoxycholic acid increase the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells based on a cobalt electrolyte

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3874-3887

  Salvatori, Paolo ^a,b   Marotta, Gabriele ^a,b   Cinti, Antonio ^a,b   Anselmi, Chiara ^a   Mosconi, Edoardo ^a   De Angelis, Filippo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; OXIDE MINERALS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; COMBINED EFFECT; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SUPRAMOLECULAR AGGREGATES; SUPRAMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84874605692     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4003577     Document Type: Article

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