Dye-sensitized solar cells based on quinoxaline dyes: Effect of π-linker on absorption, energy levels, and photovoltaic performances

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16552-16561

  Pei, Kai ^a   Wu, Yongzhen ^a   Islam, Ashraful ^b   Zhu, Shiqin ^a   Han, Liyuan ^b   Geng, Zhiyuan ^c   Zhu, Weihong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84905444523     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412259t     Document Type: Article

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