Novel carbazole based sensitizers for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: Role of the hexyl chain

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 114, Issue C, 2015, Pages 18-23

  Huang, Jian Feng ^a   Liu, Jun Min ^a   Tan, Li Lin ^a   Chen, Yi Fan ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Xiao, Li Min ^b   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbazole; Dye sensitized solar cells; Organic dye; Photovoltaic performance; The hexyl chain; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

DYES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIOPHENE;

CARBAZOLE; CONJUGATED BRIDGES; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; LONG ALKYL CHAINS; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL SEPARATION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84925456900     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: 18733743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.10.022     Document Type: Article

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