Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran based organic dipolar compounds for sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-89

  Lin, Yan Zuo ^a   Yeh, Chia Wei ^b   Chou, Po Ting ^c   Watanabe, Motonori ^d   Chang, Yu Hsuan ^a   Chang, Yuan Jay ^a   Chow, Tahsin J ^b,c  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzo 1,2 b:4,5 b difuran; Benzo 1,2 b:4,5 b dithiophene; Deoxycholic acid (DCA); Dye sensitized solar cells; Intramolecular charge transfer; Triisopropylsilylethynyl (TIPSE)

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; TITANIUM OXIDES;

DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT DENSITIES; TRIISOPROPYLSILYLETHYNYL (TIPSE);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84901845415     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.043     Document Type: Article

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