Enhanced light harvesting in mesoporous TiO2/P3HT hybrid solar cells using a porphyrin dye.
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We report panchromatic light harvesting in hybrid TiO(2)/P3HT photovoltaic devices using a porphyrin dye that complements the light absorption of P3HT. The high short circuit photocurrent (12.1 mA cm(-2)) obtained is found to be due, in part, to Förster resonance energy transfer from the P3HT to the dye.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011