Iron sensitizer converts light to electrons with 92% yield

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 883-889

  Harlang, Tobias C B ^a   Liu, Yizhu ^a   Gordivska, Olga ^b   Fredin, Lisa A ^c   Ponseca, Carlito S ^a   Huang, Ping ^a   Chábera, Pavel ^a   Kjaer, Kasper S ^a   Mateos, Helena ^a   Uhlig, Jens ^a   Lomoth, Reiner ^a   Wallenberg, Reine ^b   Styring, Stenbjörn ^c   Persson, Petter ^a   Sundström, Villy ^a   Wärnmark, Kenneth ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 84945130427     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2365     Document Type: Article

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