Spectroscopic and morphological studies of metal-organic and metal-free dyes onto titania films for dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Di Carlo, Gabriella ^a   Caschera, Daniela ^a   Toro, Roberta G ^a   Riccucci, Cristina ^a   Ingo, Gabriel M ^a   Padeletti, Giuseppina ^a   De Marco, Luisa ^b   Gigli, Giuseppe ^b,c,d   Pennesi, Giovanna ^a   Zanotti, Gloria ^a   Paoletti, Anna M ^a   Angelini, Nicola ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DYES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED IMAGING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; ORGANOMETALLICS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

DOCTOR BLADE; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSFER PROCESS; METAL-FREE DYES; METALORGANICS; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; SENSITISER; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; TITANIA; TITANIA FILMS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84886664169     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/582786     Document Type: Article

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