Application of solution processable squaraine dyes as electron donors for organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1688-1699

  Ananda Rao, B ^a   Yesudas, K ^a   Siva Kumar, G ^a   Bhanuprakash, K ^a   Jayathirtha Rao, V ^a   Sharma, G D ^b   Singh, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Jaipur Engineering College Campus   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SQUARAINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

COLORING AGENTS; CYCLOBUTANES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONS; PHENOLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84882395019     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50087j     Document Type: Article

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