Visible light sensitization of TiO2 nanotubes by bacteriochlorophyll-C dyes for photoelectrochemical solar cells

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2097-2101

  Tsui, Lok Kun ^a   Huang, Justine ^a   Sabat, Michal ^a,b   Zangari, Giovanni ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll c; Biomimetic materials; Dye sensitized solar cells; Photoelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; CHLOROPHYLL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTUBES; SOLAR CELLS;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL-C; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIAS; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT SENSITIZATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84906860509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500386g     Document Type: Article

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