Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Carissa carandas Linn. Fruits Extract as Dye Sensitizer

Kongsak Pattarith

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2015.19485

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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Carissa carandas Linn. Fruits Extract as Dye Sensitizer

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.19485

Kongsak Pattarith

Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000, Thailand

Corresponding Author(s) : Kongsak Pattarith

spectro_aas@hotmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 11 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 11
Article Published : July 16, 2015

Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a promising light harvesting material. The dye sensitizers using as solar energy absorber play a crucial on the conversion efficiency. There are two types of dye sensitizers; organic dyes and inorganic dyes. The organic dyes, derived from nature, have some advantages over the inorganic metal complex dyes as follow; (1) higher absorption coefficients; (2) wide range of absorption spectrum; (3) low-cost and environmentally friendly. In this study, the natural dyes extract from Carissa carandas Linn. fruits was used as sensitizers to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells. The UV-visible adsorption characteristics of natural dye solution were shown to absorb in visible region at l_max 537.92 nm. The light conversion efficiency (h) of dye-sensitized solar cells reached 1.19 % with a short-circuit current density (I_SC) of 3.08 mA cm^-2, an open circuit voltage (V_OC) of 0.64 V and a fill factor (ff) of 0.56.

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Dye-sensitized solar cells Photo sensitizers Light harvesting material

Pattarith, K. (2015). Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Carissa carandas Linn. Fruits Extract as Dye Sensitizer. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(11), 4190–4192. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.19485

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S. Hao, J. Wu, Y. Huang and J. Lin, Sol. Energy, 80, 209 (2006); doi:10.1016/j.solener.2005.05.009.

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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Carissa carandas Linn. Fruits Extract as Dye Sensitizer

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