title: On the early development of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: This viewpoint describes the background of the development of organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells, the impact of the 2006 ChemComm paper by Sun, Hagfeldt and co-workers regarding the D5 D-π-A-family of dyes, some recent developments and possible future challenges to meet.
authors.affiliation: Applied Physical Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden. Larsa@kth.se
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kloo
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012993:Solar Energy
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D009930:Organic Chemicals