Zinc-porphyrin based dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 10973-10979

  Karthikeyan, S ^a   Lee, Jin Yong ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PORPHYRINS; RED SHIFT; ZINC;

DYE REGENERATION; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA; HOMO-LUMO ENERGIES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ZINC PORPHYRINS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84886624023     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408473k     Document Type: Article

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