Characterization of a green and environmentally friendly sensitizer for a low cost dye-sensitized solar cell |
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Authors: | M Hosseinnezhad R Jafari K Gharanjig |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Organic Colorants, Institute for Colour Science and Technology, P. O. Box 16765-654, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Color Physics, Institute for Color Science and Technology, P. O. Box 16765-654, Tehran, Iran;3. Centre of Excellence for Colour Science and Technology, Institute of Colour Science and Technology, P. O. Box 16765-654, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | Clean and cheap device, namely dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using a natural dye extracted from Sambucus ebulus. We prepared five sample solutions with various pH in the extraction process to improve power conversion efficiency. The UV–visible absorption investigation of sample solutions and on photoanode show the dyes from J-type aggregation on a photoanode substrate. Redox properties of all sample solutions certify thermodynamically a charge transfer from excited state to conduction band TiO2. The optical properties of various dye solutions were investigated and results showed darkness and bluish tint effect of dye solutions extracted in basic environment rather than those extracted in acidic condition. Moreover, in comparison to the basic condition, the dye solutions extracted in acidic environment were more saturated and colorimetrically less different from that one which extracted in neutral condition. Photophysical and photoelectrochemical performance of natural extraction dyes have been studied in dye-sensitized solar cell devices. The results show the rather high conversion efficiency of 0.57%, 1.15%, 1.02%, 0.35% and 0.15% of each individual dye extraction, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Dye-sensitized solar cell Natural dyes Photovoltaic performance Conversion efficiency Colorimetric attributes |
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