Charge transfer and optoelectronic properties in the triarylamine-based donor-π bridge-acceptor dyes for dye-sensitised solar cells

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 521-528

  Li, Yuanzuo ^a   Song, Peng ^b   Liu, Jinglin ^c   Su, Runzhou ^a   Zhao, Meiyu ^d  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIAMUSI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

donor p bridge acceptor structure; dye sensitised solar cells; quantum chemistry calculation; triarylamine based dyes

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES (DFT); DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY METHODS; VERTICAL EXCITATION ENERGY;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; SOLAR CELLS;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 84879094062     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2012.751532     Document Type: Article

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