Zn(II)-porphyrin dyes with several electron acceptor groups linked by vinyl-fluorene or vinyl-thiophene spacers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-137

  Arteaga, Danny ^a   Cotta, Robert ^b   Ortiz, Alejandro ^a   Insuasty, Braulio ^a   Martin, Nazario ^c   Echegoyen, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchoring unit; Donor acceptor systems; Dyes sensitizers; Molecular wires; Porphyrins; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRINS; THIOPHENE; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANCHORING UNIT; DONOR-ACCEPTOR SYSTEM; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WIRES; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT DENSITIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84904544317     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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