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Side chain engineering of organic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: a strategy to improve performances and stability

Damien O. Joly, Maxime Godfroy, Laia Pellejà, Yann Kervella, Pascale Maldivi, Stèphanie Narbey, Frédéric Oswald, Emilio Palomares, Renaud Demadrille

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · 43 citations · 49 references

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We unraveled the role of alkyl substituents, usually employed as solubilizing groups for organic sensitizers, in the performances and the stability of photovoltaic devices.

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Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency

Aswani Yella, Hsuan‐Wei Lee, Hoi Nok Tsao et al. · Science · 2011 · 6K citations · Full text

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Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers

Simon Mathew, Aswani Yella, Robin Humphry‐Baker et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2014 · 4.4K citations · Full text

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Metal‐Free Organic Dyes for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells: From Structure: Property Relationships to Design Rules

Amaresh Mishra, Markus Fischer, Peter Bäuerle · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2009 · 2.8K citations

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Recent Advances in Sensitized Mesoscopic Solar Cells

Michaël Grätzel · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2009 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Consensus stability testing protocols for organic photovoltaic materials and devices

Matthew O. Reese, Suren A. Gevorgyan, Mikkel Jørgensen et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2011 · 974 citations

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