Femtosecond infrared transient absorption dynamics of benzimidazole-based ruthenium complexes on TiO2 films for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16904-16911

  Hsu, Hung Yu ^a   Cheng, Chi Wen ^a   Huang, Wei Kai ^a   Lee, Yuan Pern ^a   Diau, Eric Wei Guang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON INJECTION; KINETICS; LIGANDS; RUTHENIUM; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER; BENZIMIDAZOLE LIGANDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; METAL TO LIGAND CHARGE TRANSFERS; NON-RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84905495849     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500414c     Document Type: Article

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