Co-sensitization of zinc and free-base porphyrins with an organic dye for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 27801-27807

  Wang, Chin Li ^a   Shiu, Jia Wei ^b   Hsiao, Yen Ni ^a   Chao, Pei Shang ^a   Wei Guang Diau, Eric ^b   Lin, Ching Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PORPHYRINS; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CO-SENSITIZATION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ORGANIC DYE; ZINC PORPHYRINS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84949117082     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510057b     Document Type: Article

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