Effect of conjugated side groups on the photovoltaic performances of triphenylamine-based dyes sensitized solar cells

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 222-231

  Long, Jun ^a   Liu, Xunshan ^a   Guo, Huan ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Tan, Songting ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugated side group; Dye sensitized solar cells; Organic dyes; Photovoltaic performance; Synthesis; Triphenylamine

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; DYES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIOPHENE;

MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOPHYSICAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SIDE GROUPS; TRIPHENYL AMINES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84943579416     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: 18733743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2015.09.025     Document Type: Article

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