Physicochemical investigation of the panchromatic effect on β-substituted ZnII porphyrinates for DSSCs: The role of the π bridge between a dithienylethylene unit and the porphyrinic ring

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 7307-7320

  Di Carlo, Gabriele ^a   Orbelli Biroli, Alessio ^b   Tessore, Francesca ^a   Pizzotti, Maddalena ^a   Mussini, Patrizia Romana ^a   Amat, Anna ^b   De Angelis, Filippo ^b   Abbotto, Alessandro ^c   Trifiletti, Vanira ^c   Ruffo, Riccardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DELOCALIZED SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA; HOMO-LUMO ENERGY GAP; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PLANARITY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84898427975     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412087f     Document Type: Article

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