Porphyrin dyes on TiO2 surfaces with different orientations: A photophysical, photovoltaic, and theoretical investigation

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 3410-3418

  Si, Liping ^a,b   He, Hongshan ^a,b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BENZOIC ACID; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NANOPARTICLES; PORPHYRINS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITALS; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; STERIC HINDRANCES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

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EID: 84900553828     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412609k     Document Type: Article

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