Recent trends in mesoscopic solar cells based on molecular and nanopigment light harvesters

Volume 16, Issues 1–2, Page 11–18 | Carole Grätzel, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2013.01.020

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