Influence of dye chemistry and electrolyte solution on interfacial processes at nanostructured zno in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 264, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-33

  Gomez Ortiz N M ^a   Idigoras J ^b   Guillen E ^b   Hernandez A ^b   Sastre Santos, A ^c   Fernandez Lazaro F ^c   Anta, J A ^b   Oskam, G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Perylene derivate anhydride group indoline derivative carboxylic acid group zno based dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878467273     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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