Carbazole-dendrimer-based donor-π-acceptor type organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Effect of the size of the carbazole dendritic donor

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8212-8222

  Thongkasee, Pongsathorn ^a   Thangthong, Amonrat ^a   Janthasing, Nittaya ^a   Sudyoadsuk, Taweesak ^a   Namuangruk, Supawadee ^b   Keawin, Tinnagon ^a   Jungsuttiwong, Siriporn ^a   Promarak, Vinich ^c,d  

^a UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^c SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^d PTT   (Thailand)

Author keywords

carbazole donor; charge recombination; D A dye; dendrimer; dye sensitized solar cell; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENDRIMERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBAZOLE DONORS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL LIGHT ABSORPTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84902477632     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500947k     Document Type: Article

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