Novel organic dyes incorporating a carbazole or dendritic 3,6-diiodocarbazole unit for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 269-277

  Tan, Li Lin ^a   Xie, Li Jun ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Liu, Jun Min ^a   Xiao, Li Min ^b   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbazole; Dendritic 3,6 diiodocarbazole; Dye sensitized solar cells; Organic dye; Photovoltaic performance; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE; DENDRITIC 3,6-DIIODOCARBAZOLE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884942352     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.09.025     Document Type: Article

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