Enhancement of photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with dendritic photosensitizer containing site-isolated chromophores

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 986-994

  Kim, Myeong Seok ^a   Cho, Min Ju ^b   Choi, Young Cheol ^a   Ahn, Kwang Soon ^a   Choi, Dong Hoon ^b   Kim, Kyungkon ^c   Kim, Jae Hong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromophore; Dendritic molecule; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron life time; Phenothiazine; Photosensitizer

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; INSECTICIDES; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; DENDRITIC MOLECULE; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; LIFE-TIMES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883274763     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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