D-π-A organic dyes with various bulky amine-typed donor moieties for dye-sensitized solar cells employing the cobalt electrolyte

Organic Electronics

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-5

  Seo, Kang Deuk ^a   Choi, In Tack ^a   Kim, Hwan Kyu ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bis dimethylfluorenylamine; Bis phenothiazinylamine; Dye sensitized solar cell; Organic dye; Triphenylamine

Indexed keywords

COBALT; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; SOLAR CELLS;

ACID MOIETY; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DONOR MOIETY; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE; ORGANIC DYE; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84931272410     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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