Thiophene-functionalized porphyrins: Synthesis, photophysical properties, and photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5265-5273

  Li, Wenhui ^a   Liu, Zonghao ^a   Wu, Huaizhi ^a   Cheng, Yi Bing ^a,c   Zhao, Zhixin ^a   He, Hongshan ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PORPHYRINS; RED SHIFT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BLOCKING EFFECT; BROADENED SPECTRA; DYE AGGREGATION; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SENSITIZED CELLS;

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EID: 84924633617     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp509842p     Document Type: Article

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