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Enhanced Performance of Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Branching the Linear Substituent in Sensitizers Based on Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione

Quanyou Feng,
Weiyi Zhang,
Prof. Dr. Gang Zhou^*,
Prof. Dr. Zhong-Sheng Wang^*

Article first published online: 18 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200720

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Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Volume 8, Issue 1, pages 168–177, January 2013

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Feng, Q., Zhang, W., Zhou, G. and Wang, Z.-S. (2013), Enhanced Performance of Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Branching the Linear Substituent in Sensitizers Based on Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione. Chem. Asian J., 8: 168–177. doi: 10.1002/asia.201200720

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Lab of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2205 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438 (P. R. China)

Email: Prof. Dr. Gang Zhou (zhougang@fudan.edu.cn), Prof. Dr. Zhong-Sheng Wang (zs.wang@fudan.edu.cn)

^*Lab of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2205 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438 (P. R. China)

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Issue published online: 20 DEC 2012
Article first published online: 18 OCT 2012
Manuscript Revised: 5 SEP 2012
Manuscript Received: 7 AUG 2012

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National Basic Research Program. Grant Number: 2011CB933302
National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 90922004, 50903020, 20971025
Shanghai Pujiang Project. Grant Number: 11J1401700
Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project. Grant Number: B108
Jiangsu Major Program. Grant Number: BY2010147

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