Novel Ru-based sunlight harvesters bearing dithienylpyrrolo (DTP)-bipyridine ligands: Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic properties

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 318-328

  Noureen, Sajida ^a,b,d   Argazzi, Roberto ^c   Monari, Antonio ^a,b   Beley, Marc ^a,b   Assfeld, Xavier ^a,b   Bignozzi, Carlo A ^c   Caramori, Stefano ^c   Gros, Philippe C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

DSSC; Electron transfer; Excited state; Light harvesting; Photosensitizers; Transient spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO COMPUTATIONS; BIPYRIDINE LIGANDS; DSSC; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY;

CHELATION; EXCITED STATES; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; REDOX REACTIONS;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84887073143     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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