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Effect of Gel Electrolyte, Paste and Electrode on the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell using Schiff Base Dye Compound

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.24039
Zipora Sembiring
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Tri Julianti
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Dwi Saraswati Luthfi
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Annisa Tri Agustin
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Syaiful Bahri
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Wasinton Simanjuntak
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Rinawati Rinawati
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia
Sutopo Hadi
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung 35145, Indonesia

Corresponding Author(s) : Zipora Sembiring

zipora.sembiring@fmipa.unila.ac.id

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 35 No. 2 (2023): Vol 35 Issue 2, 2023

Abstract

The low cost and ease of production have led to widespread adoption of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Therefore, this study aims to synthesize Schiff base compounds from salicylaldehyde and ethylenediamine as a sensitizer in DSSC. The Shiff base compound was synthesized using the condensation method with mol ratio of 1:1 and the results showed yellow crystals with a yield of 81.14%. Furthermore, the UV-Vis spectrometer analysis showed that the Schiff base compound has bathochromic shift with a maximum wavelength change from 324 and 328 nm to 335 nm with transition n→π, while the IR spectrum at wavenumber of 1610 cm-1 indicated the presence of an azomethine group (–C=N–). The TG-DTA analysis showed a mass loss stage of the Schiff base molecule at 97.2% in the temperature range of 180-300 ºC. Based on UV-Vis, IR and TG-DTA data, the synthesized Schiff base has the potential to be used as a sensitizer in DSSC. The fabrication was then carried out using two variations of semiconductor namely TiO2 and ZnO, three variations of PEG gel electrolyte with 0.05 M, 0.1 M and 0.15 M, as well as three counter electrodes including graphite from a pencil, candle flame and a combination of both. Based on the results, DSSC based on TiO2 semiconductor with 0.15 M PEG gel electrolyte and candle flame counter electrode produced the highest efficiency of 0.29 % with maximum voltage (Vmax) of 370 mV and maximum current strength (Imax) of 0.8 mA.

Keywords

Counter electrode DSSC Schiff base Sensitizer
Sembiring, Z., Julianti, T., Saraswati Luthfi, D., Tri Agustin, A., Bahri, S., Simanjuntak, W., … Hadi, S. (2023). Effect of Gel Electrolyte, Paste and Electrode on the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell using Schiff Base Dye Compound. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 35(2), 316–320. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.24039
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