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Use of Acai Berry Photosensitizer Conjugated with KCl in Different Solvents for Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.27484
Varsha Rajoriya
Department of Chemistry, Jai NarainVyas University, New Campus, Jodhpur-342005, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-9560
Chanchal Mahavar
Department of Chemistry, Jai NarainVyas University, New Campus, Jodhpur-342005, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2294-7698
Virendra Soni
Department of Chemistry, Jai NarainVyas University, New Campus, Jodhpur-342005, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7602-9024
K.R. Genwa
Department of Chemistry, Jai NarainVyas University, New Campus, Jodhpur-342005, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-157X

Corresponding Author(s) : K.R. Genwa

krg2004@rediffmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 35 No. 4 (2023): Vol 35 Issue 4, 2023

Abstract

Now a day, researchers concentrating on energy harvesting from a variety of sources since the ever-increasing world’s population demands the use of energy in diverse forms. Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is constantly an excellent option to other thin film solar cells because of its high conversion efficiency, simple fabrication method and low-cost price. Due to the aforementioned benefits, several studies have been conducted globally to improve cell function. The anthocyanin dye isolated from the acai berry was used as photosensitizer in the present study, which involves the fabrication of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using metallic solution of KCl and deoxycholic acid (DCA) in various solvents such as distilled water, ethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide. (DMSO). In ethanol as solvent with deoxycholic acid (DCA) and KCl solution, the electrical output was shown extremely effective. The fill factor (FF) was found to be 0.64 and photoconversion efficiency was 2.311%.

Keywords

Acai berry Anthocyanin Dimethyl sulfoxide Fill factor Photoconversion efficiency
Rajoriya, V., Mahavar, C., Soni, V., & Genwa, K. (2023). Use of Acai Berry Photosensitizer Conjugated with KCl in Different Solvents for Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 35(4), 877–881. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.27484
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