Anchoring stability and photovoltaic properties of new D(-π-A) 2 dyes for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-231

  Grisorio, Roberto ^a   De Marco, Luisa ^b   Allegretta, Giovanni ^a   Giannuzzi, Roberto ^b   Suranna, Gian Paolo ^a   Manca, Michele ^b   Mastrorilli, Piero ^a,c   Gigli, Giuseppe ^b,d,e  

^a DICATECh Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Ambien Del Territorio   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c Area di Ricerca CNR di Firenze   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anchoring stability; Di anchoring dye; DSSC

Indexed keywords

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DESORPTION PROCESS; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INJECTED ELECTRONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

BRIDGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84875390665     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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