Recent developments in sensitizers for mesoporous sensitized solar cells

Frontiers of Optoelectronics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 373-385

  Cao, Kun ^a   Wang, Mingkui ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

organic dye; porphyrin; ruthenium complex; sensitizer; solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889644390     PISSN: 20952759     EISSN: 20952767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12200-013-0347-5     Document Type: Review

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