DFT study of binding and electron transfer from a metal-free dye with carboxyl, hydroxyl, and sulfonic anchors to a titanium dioxide nanocluster

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Oprea, Corneliu I ^a   Panait, Petre ^a   Lungu, Jeanina ^a   Stamate, Daniela ^a   Dumbravǎ, Anca ^a   Cimpoesu, Fanica ^b   Gîrţu, Mihai A ^a  

^a OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; SALICYLIC ACID;

CARBOXYL GROUPS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DEPROTONATED FORM; DISODIUM SALT; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; METAL-FREE DYES; SENSITISER; SULFONIC GROUP;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877952661     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/893850     Document Type: Article

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