Natural pigments as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells with TiO2 thin films

K. Maabong; C. M. Muiva; P. Monowe; T. S. Sathiaraj; M. Hopkins; L. Nguyen; K. Malungwa; M. Thobega

Natural pigments as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells with TiO₂ thin films

K. Maabong, C. M. Muiva, P. Monowe, T. S. Sathiaraj, M. Hopkins, L. Nguyen, K. Malungwa, M. Thobega

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Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using four natural dyes extracted from the leaves of lemon (Citrus limon) and morula (Sclerocarya birrea) and flowers of bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra). Optical characteristics of the dye extract solutions and photoelectrochemical performance of the cells were studied. DSSC from lemon showed the highest current density of 1.08 mA/cm² and highest solar energy conversion efficiency of 0.036 %. Natural pigments offer advantages of natural abundance, simplicity of preparation, low cost and environmental friendliness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	501-506
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Renewable Energy Research
Volume	5
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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