Influence of the terminal electron donor in D-D-π-A phenothiazine dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-104

  Wang, Shibin ^a   Wang, Haoru ^a   Guo, Jianchun ^a   Tang, Hongbiao ^a   Zhao, Jinzhou ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron donor; Organic dye; Phenothiazine; Photovoltaic performance

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INSECTICIDES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DONORS; ORGANIC DYE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84901822038     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.05.015     Document Type: Article

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