Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were constructed by using the Lawsonia inermis leaves, Sumac/Rhus fruits, and Curcuma longa roots as natural sensitizers of anatase-based nanostructure TiO2 thin film Paint-coated on ITO conducting glass. The orange-red Lawsone, red purple anthocyanin and yellow Cu...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad, Souad A., Alaei, Iraj, Sopyan, Iis
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Published:	IJRER 2013
Subjects:	T175 Industrial research. Research and development
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spelling	iium-361292017-01-24T01:16:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36129/ Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells Mohamad, Souad A. Alaei, Iraj Sopyan, Iis T175 Industrial research. Research and development Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were constructed by using the Lawsonia inermis leaves, Sumac/Rhus fruits, and Curcuma longa roots as natural sensitizers of anatase-based nanostructure TiO2 thin film Paint-coated on ITO conducting glass. The orange-red Lawsone, red purple anthocyanin and yellow Curcumin are the main components in the natural dyes obtained from these natural products. A blend of 50 wt% chitosan and 50 wt% polyethylene oxide (PEO) was used as a solid state thin film electrolyte. The polymer blend was complexed with ammonium iodide (NH4I) and some iodine crystals were added to the polymer–NH4I solution to provide I-/I3- redox couple. The ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte is 1.18x10-5 S cm-1 at room temperature. Structural and optical properties of the semiconductor thin films were characterized by X-ray diffractometer and UV-VIS spectrophotometer respectively. The XRD shows nanocrystalline structures for TiO2 thin films (D=13nm). The photovoltaic properties of the cell have been studied and the best overall solar energy conversion efficiency of 1.5% was obtained, under AM 1.5 irradiation, with the red purple Sumac/Rhus extract, that showed a reasonable current density (Jsc = 0.93 mA/cm2). IJRER 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36129/1/IJRER_IRAJ_503-2636-1-PB.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36129/4/36129_natural%20photosensitizers_scopus.pdf Mohamad, Souad A. and Alaei, Iraj and Sopyan, Iis (2013) Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 3 (1). pp. 138-143. ISSN 1309-0127 http://www.ijrer.org/index.php/ijrer/article/view/503
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description	Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were constructed by using the Lawsonia inermis leaves, Sumac/Rhus fruits, and Curcuma longa roots as natural sensitizers of anatase-based nanostructure TiO2 thin film Paint-coated on ITO conducting glass. The orange-red Lawsone, red purple anthocyanin and yellow Curcumin are the main components in the natural dyes obtained from these natural products. A blend of 50 wt% chitosan and 50 wt% polyethylene oxide (PEO) was used as a solid state thin film electrolyte. The polymer blend was complexed with ammonium iodide (NH4I) and some iodine crystals were added to the polymer–NH4I solution to provide I-/I3- redox couple. The ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte is 1.18x10-5 S cm-1 at room temperature. Structural and optical properties of the semiconductor thin films were characterized by X-ray diffractometer and UV-VIS spectrophotometer respectively. The XRD shows nanocrystalline structures for TiO2 thin films (D=13nm). The photovoltaic properties of the cell have been studied and the best overall solar energy conversion efficiency of 1.5% was obtained, under AM 1.5 irradiation, with the red purple Sumac/Rhus extract, that showed a reasonable current density (Jsc = 0.93 mA/cm2).
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author	Mohamad, Souad A. Alaei, Iraj Sopyan, Iis
author_facet	Mohamad, Souad A. Alaei, Iraj Sopyan, Iis
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title	Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
title_short	Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
title_full	Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
title_fullStr	Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
title_full_unstemmed	Natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
title_sort	natural photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells
publisher	IJRER
publishDate	2013
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