Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 242-247

  Mathew, Simon ^a   Yella, Aswani ^a   Gao, Peng ^a   Humphry Baker, Robin ^a   Curchod, Basile F E ^a   Ashari Astani, Negar ^a   Tavernelli, Ivano ^a   Rothlisberger, Ursula ^a   Nazeeruddin, Md Khaja ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PORPHYRINS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84895119853     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1861     Document Type: Article

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