The role of the conjugate bridge in electronic structures and related properties of tetrahydroquinoline for dye sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 5461-5481

  Zhang, Cai Rong ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Zhe, Jian Wu ^b   Jin, Neng Zhi ^b   Ma, Yao ^b   Yuan, Li Hua ^a   Zhang, Mei Lin ^a   Wu, You Zhi ^a   Liu, Zi Jiang ^c   Chen, Hong Shan ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Gansu Computing Center   (China)

^c LANZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption spectra; Density functional theory; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electronic structure; Tetrahydroquinoline dyes

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE; THIOPHENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; OSCILLATOR; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84875060539     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035461     Document Type: Article

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