Theoretical insight into the spectral characteristics of Fe(II)-based complexes for dye-sensitized solar cells-Part I: Polypyridyl ancillary ligands

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lu, Xiaoqing ^a   Wei, Shuxian ^b   Wu, Chi Man Lawrence ^a   Ding, Ning ^a   Li, Shaoren ^b   Zhao, Lianming ^b   Guo, Wenyue ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; DYES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ANCILLARY LIGANDS; BIPYRIDYL; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; KEY ISSUES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84962459584     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/316952     Document Type: Article

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