Effects of surface-anchoring mode and aggregation state on electron injection from chalcogenorhodamine dyes to titanium dioxide

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 264, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-25

  Mulhern, Kacie R ^a   Detty, Michael R ^a   Watson, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye sensitization; Electron injection; H aggregation; Phosphonic acid; Rhodamine; Transient absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878402369     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.04.028     Document Type: Article

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