Electron-acceptor-dependent light absorption, excited-state relaxation, and charge generation in triphenylamine dye-sensitized solar cells

ChemSusChem

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-104

  Li, Renzhi ^a   Zhang, Min ^a   Yan, Cancan ^b   Yao, Zhaoyang ^a,b   Zhang, Jing ^a   Wang, Peng ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclic voltammetr; Density functional calculations; Dyes pigments; Energy conversion; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIHEDRAL ANGLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SOLAR CELLS;

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETR; DONOR-ACCEPTOR DYES; DYES/PIGMENTS; EXCITED STATE LIFETIMES; EXCITED STATE RELAXATION; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; TIME-DEPENDENT DFT;

EXCITED STATES;

ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINE; BENZO-1,2,3-THIADIAZOLE; COLORING AGENT; THIADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

ABSORPTION, RADIATION; ACRYLATES; AMINES; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SOLAR ENERGY; THIADIAZOLES;

EID: 84920838622     PISSN: 18645631     EISSN: 1864564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402806     Document Type: Article

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