Solar cells sensitized with near-infrared absorbing dye: Problems with sunlight conversion efficiency revealed in ultrafast laser spectroscopy studies

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-279

  Pydzińska, Katarzyna ^a   Ziółek, Marcin ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyanine dyes; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron injection; H aggregates; Self quenching; Ultrafast spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRONS; EXCITED STATES; INFRARED ABSORPTION; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUENCHING; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

CYANINE DYES; H-AGGREGATES; LITHIUM CATIONS; NEAR INFRARED ABSORPTION BAND; SELF-QUENCHING; TITANIA NANO-PARTICLES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; ULTRA-FAST SPECTROSCOPIES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84937862617     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: 18733743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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