Dye-sensitized solar cells with natural dyes extracted from plant seeds

被引：31
作者：
El-Ghamri, Hatem S. [1 ]
El-Agez, Taher M. [1 ]
Taya, Sofyan A. [1 ]
Abdel-Latif, Monzir S. [2 ]
Batniji, Amal Y. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Islamic Univ Gaza, Dept Phys, Palestinian Author, Gaza, Israel
[2] Islamic Univ Gaza, Dept Chem, Palestinian Author, Gaza, Israel
来源：
MATERIALS SCIENCE-POLAND | 2014年 / 32卷 / 04期
关键词：
dye sensitized solar cell; TiO2; ZnO; natural dyes; plant seeds; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PIGMENTS;
D O I：
10.2478/s13536-014-0231-z
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
The application of natural dyes extracted from plant seeds in the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been explored. Ten dyes were extracted from different plant seeds and used as sensitizers for DSSCs. The dyes were characterized using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. DSSCs were prepared using TiO2 and ZnO nanostructured mesoporous films. The highest conversion efficiency of 0.875 % was obtained with an allium cepa (onion) extract-sensitized TiO2 solar cell. The process of TiO2-film sintering was studied and it was found that the sintering procedure significantly affects the response of the cell. The short circuit current of the DSSC was found to be considerably enhanced when the TiO2 semiconducting layer was sintered gradually.
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页码：547 / 554
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