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OPTICAL MATERIALS
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages 270-276Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.07.041
Keywords
Dye-sensitized solar cells; Natural dyes; TiO2 thin film; Anthocyanin; beta-carotine; Optical properties
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India
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We have studied the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells employing natural dye extracted from the flowers Callittdra haematocephata and Peltophorum pterocarpum as sensitizers for TiO2 photoanode. The extracts have shown appreciable absorption in the visible region. FTIR studies indicated the presence of anthocyanins and beta-carotene in the flowers of C. haematocephata and P. pterocarpum respectively. The extracts were anchored on TiO2 film deposited on transparent conductive glass (FTO) which were used as photoanode. The dye coated TiO2 film electrode, Pt counter electrode and electrolyte (I-3(-)) assembled into a cell module was illuminated by a light source with intensity 100 mW/cm(2) to measure the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the DSSCs. From the J-V characteristic curves of cells, the parameters related to the solar cell performance were determined. The conversion efficiency of the DSSC employing natural dye extract from the flower C haematocephata and P. pterocarpumwere was found as 0.06% and 0.04%, with open-circuit voltage (V-OC) of 370 mV & 400 mV, short-circuit current density (J(SC)) of 0.25 mA/cm(2) & 0.15 mA/cm(2), fill factor (FF) of 0.70 & 0.71 and P-max of 65 & 45 mu W cm(-2) respectively. The extract of the flower C haematocephata exhibited better photosensitization action compared to the flower of P. pterocarpum. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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