Tuning interfacial charge separation by molecular twist: A new insight into coumarin-sensitized TiO2 films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 10661-10669

  Verma, Sandeep ^a   Ghosh, Hirendra N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS;

DIRECTIONAL ELECTRONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATE; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFERS; SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84901363849     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5023696     Document Type: Article

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