Tuning the electronic structures and related properties of Ruthenium-based dye sensitizers by ligands: A theoretical study and design

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1017, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-108

  Zhang, Cai Rong ^a   Han, Li Heng ^a   Zhe, Jian Wu ^b   Jin, Neng Zhi ^b   Wang, Dao Bin ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Wu, You Zhi ^a   Chen, Yu Hong ^a   Liu, Zi Jiang ^c   Chen, Hong Shan ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Gansu Computing Center   (China)

^c LANZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption spectra; Density functional theory; Dye sensitizer; Electronic structure; Ru complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879344037     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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