Improving energy relay dyes for dye sensitized solar cells by increasing donor homotransfer

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 14098-14106

  Eisenmenger, Nancy D ^a   Delaney, Kris T ^b   Ganesan, Venkat ^c   Fredrickson, Glenn H ^b   Chabinyc, Michael L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY TRANSFER; SOLAR CELLS;

DONOR-ACCEPTORS; DYE CONCENTRATION; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION TRANSFER; KINETIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SENSITIZING DYE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84903777068     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5014225     Document Type: Article

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