An efficient dye-sensitized solar cell with an organic sensitizer encapsulated in a cyclodextrin cavity.

Keywords: cyclodextrins ; dyes/pigments ; energy conversion ; host-guest systems ; solar cells ; Nanocrystalline Tio2 Films ; Recombination Dynamics ; Charge-Transfer ; Ruthenium Sensitizer ; Molecular Control ; Blocking Layers ; Dendrimers Reference EPFL-ARTICLE-159593doi:10.1002/anie.200902013View record in Web of Science Record created on 2010-11-30, modified on 2017-05-12

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