TiO2-assisted photoisomerization of azo dyes using self-assembled monolayers: Case study on para -methyl red towards solar-cell applications

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3742-3749

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Cole, Jacqueline M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

azo dye; dye sensitized solar cells; optoelectronic materials; photoisomerization; smart surface design

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; OPTO-ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SMART SURFACES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

AZO DYES;

EID: 84962393605     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500308d     Document Type: Article

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