journal article·2026-01

Phenothiazine–imidazole-based dye containing furan π-linker for dye-sensitized solar cells

Elham N. Bifari, Laila M. Nhari, Reda M. El-Shishtawy, Abdullah M. Asiri, Kenan Ozel, Abdullah Atilgan, Abdullah Yildiz

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 61· Issue 2
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