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Title: Strongly oxidizing perylene-3,4-dicarboximides for use in water oxidation photoelectrochemical cells

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA05790F· OSTI ID:1386281
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  1. Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center; Northwestern University; Evanston; USA
  2. Department of Chemistry; Imperial College London; London SW7 2AZ; UK

Perylene-3,4-dicarboximide (PMI) based chromophores are explored for use in photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) for solar fuels generation.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001059
OSTI ID:
1386281
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 4, Issue 8; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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