Ruthenium sensitizer functionalized by acetylacetone anchoring groups for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 8652-8660

  Warnan, Julien ^a   Guerin, Victoire Marie ^b   Anne, Frédéric B ^a   Pellegrin, Yann ^a   Blart, Errol ^a   Jacquemin, Denis ^a,c   Pauporté, Thierry ^b   Odobel, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND EMISSIONS; CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; METAL-TO-LIGAND CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ACETONE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTION BANDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

RUTHENIUM;

EID: 84877015749     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402608u     Document Type: Article

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