Cosensitization of D-A-π-A quinoxaline organic dye: Efficiently filling the absorption valley with high photovoltaic efficiency

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5296-5304

  Pei, Kai ^a   Wu, Yongzhen ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Geng, Zhiyuan ^b   Tian, He ^a   Zhu, Wei Hong ^a  

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

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cosensitization; dye sensitized solar cells; photovoltaic efficiency; quinoxaline; bridges

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ABSORPTION DEFECT; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CO-SENSITIZATION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; QUINOXALINES; RESPONSE INTENSITY; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84924588956     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am508623e     Document Type: Article

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