Organic sensitizers incorporating 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene as the conjugated bridge: Joint photophysical and electrochemical analysis of photovoltaic performance

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 176-184

  Li, Wenqin ^a   Liu, Bo ^b   Wu, Yongzhen ^a   Zhu, Shiqin ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a   Zhu, Weihong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3,4 Ethylenedioxythiophene; Conjugated bridge; Energy loss; Indoline; Sensitized dyes; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; CONJUGATED BRIDGES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDOLINE; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84878411969     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.04.031     Document Type: Article

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