The effects of the number of anchoring groups and N-substitution on the performance of phenoxazine dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-21

  Lee, Woosung ^a   Yuk, Sim Bum ^a   Choi, Jun ^a   Kim, Hae Jung ^a   Kim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kim, Se Hun ^a   Kim, Boeun ^b   Ko, Min Jae ^b   Kim, Jae Pil ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Di anchor; Dihedral angle; Dye adsorption; Dye sensitized solar cells; N substituent; Phenoxazine dyes

Indexed keywords

DI-ANCHOR; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; N-SUBSTITUENT; PHENOXAZINE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIHEDRAL ANGLE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84887207107     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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