The effect of the number, position, and shape of methoxy groups in triphenylamine donors on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 390-401

  Kim, Se Hun ^a   Choi, Jun ^b   Sakong, Chun ^a   Namgoong, Jin Woong ^a   Lee, Woosung ^c   Kim, Dong Hoe ^a   Kim, Boeun ^d   Ko, Min Jae ^d   Kim, Jae Pil ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b LG Display Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bathochromic shift; Dihedral angle; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron donor; Methoxy group; Triphenylamine dye

Indexed keywords

BATHOCHROMIC SHIFT; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DONORS; METHOXY GROUP; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

DIHEDRAL ANGLE;

EID: 84907294940     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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