Are porphyrins an alternative to ruthenium(II) sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells?

Current Science

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 847-855

  Giribabu, Lingamallu ^a   Kanaparthi, Ravi Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Porphyrin; Pyrrole; Ruthenium; Sensitizers; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877794689     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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