Multichromophoric sensitizers based on squaraine for NiO based dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-113

  Warnan, Julien ^a   Gardner, James ^b   Le Pleux, Loïc ^a   Petersson, Jonas ^b   Pellegrin, Yann ^a   Blart, Errol ^a   Hammarström, Leif ^b   Odobel, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEACTIVATION PROCESS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE; INTRAMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

CHROMOPHORES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON INJECTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; NAPHTHALENE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEPARATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84892563930     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408900x     Document Type: Article

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