The master factors influencing the efficiency of D-A-π-A configurated organic sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cell via theoretically characterization: Design and verification

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-201

  Liu, Dong Sheng ^a   Ding, Wei Lu ^a   Zhu, Kai Li ^a,b   Geng, Zhi Yuan ^a   Wang, Dong Mei ^a,c   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a  

^a NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GANSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^c BAOJI UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Auxiliary acceptor; D A A dyes; Density functional theory; Dye sensitized solar cells; Quinoxaline based dye; Time dependent density functional theory

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY ACCEPTOR; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; LIGHT HARVESTING PROPERTIES; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; TOTAL REORGANIZATION ENERGY; VERTICAL DIPOLE MOMENTS;

BINDING ENERGY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84896864622     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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