Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Fresh and Dried Natural Dyes

Sofyan A. Taya; Taher M. El-Agez; Hatem S. El-Ghamri; Monzir S. Abdel-Latif

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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Fresh and Dried Natural Dyes

Sofyan A. Taya, Taher M. El-Agez, Hatem S. El-Ghamri, Monzir S. Abdel-Latif

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Abstract

Different natural dye extracts have been prepared and used as sensitizers in the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). These dyes have been extracted from both fresh and dried raw materials. The absorption spectra of these dyes have been investigated by UV-VIS spectrophotometry. DSSCs were assembled using TiO2 and ZnO nanostruc-tured, mesoporous films. Photovoltaic parameters such as short circuit current density Jsc, open circuit voltage Voc, fill fac-tor FF, and overall conversion efficiency η for the fabricated cells were determined under 100 mW/cm2 illumination. The immersion time of the nanocrystalline-TiO2 electrode in spinach extract and the temperature at which this process occurs were optimized. The optimal dying temperature is found to be 60 °C and the efficiency of the DSSC is found to saturate to 0.29% after 12 hr of soaking in the dye solution.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20130202.11
Page(s)	37-42
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, ZnO, TiO2, Natural Dyes

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Sofyan A. Taya, Taher M. El-Agez, Hatem S. El-Ghamri, Monzir S. Abdel-Latif. Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Fresh and Dried Natural Dyes. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2013;2(2):37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20130202.11

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Sofyan A. Taya

Physics Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestinian Authority
Taher M. El-Agez

Physics Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestinian Authority
Hatem S. El-Ghamri

Physics Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestinian Authority
Monzir S. Abdel-Latif

Chemistry Department, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestinian Authority

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Sofyan A. Taya, Taher M. El-Agez, Hatem S. El-Ghamri, Monzir S. Abdel-Latif. Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Fresh and Dried Natural Dyes. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2013;2(2):37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20130202.11

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  abstract = {Different natural dye extracts have been prepared and used as sensitizers in the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). These dyes have been extracted from both fresh and dried raw materials. The absorption spectra of these dyes have been investigated by UV-VIS spectrophotometry. DSSCs were assembled using TiO2 and ZnO nanostruc-tured, mesoporous films. Photovoltaic parameters such as short circuit current density Jsc, open circuit voltage Voc, fill fac-tor FF, and overall conversion efficiency η for the fabricated cells were determined under 100 mW/cm2 illumination. The immersion time of the nanocrystalline-TiO2 electrode in spinach extract and the temperature at which this process occurs were optimized. The optimal dying temperature is found to be 60 °C and the efficiency of the DSSC is found to saturate to 0.29% after 12 hr of soaking in the dye solution.},
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