Application of natural dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells

2022 ◽  
pp. 45-73
Author(s):  
Usman Ahmed ◽  
Ayaz Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Application of new natural dyes extracted from Nasturtium flowers (Tropaeolum majus) as photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells

Optik ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 167331
Author(s):  
Shalini Singh ◽  
Ishwar Chandra Maurya ◽  
Shubham Sharma ◽  
Shiva Prakash Singh Kushwaha ◽  
Pankaj Srivastava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Tropaeolum Majus ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Natural Dyes: From Cotton Fabrics to Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indriana Kartini ◽  
Adhi Dwi Hatmanto
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cotton Fabrics ◽  
Natural Dye ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Oxide Surface ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

This article will discuss natural dyes’ role, from colouring the cotton fabrics with some functionality to harvesting sunlight in the dye-sensitized solar cells. Natural dye colourants are identical to the low light- and wash-fastness. Therefore, an approach to improving the colourant’s physical properties is necessary. Colouring steps employing silica nanosol and chitosan will be presented. The first part will be these multifunctional natural dye coatings on cotton fabrics. Then, functionality such as hydrophobic surfaces natural dyed cotton fabrics will be discussed. Natural dyes are also potential for electronic application, such as solar cells. So, the second part will present natural dyes as the photosensitizers for solar cells. The dyes are adsorbed on a semiconductor oxide surface, such as TiO2 as the photoanode. Electrochemical study to explore natural dyes’ potential as sensitizer will be discussed, for example, natural dyes for Batik. Ideas in improving solar cell efficiency will be discussed by altering the photoanode’s morphology. The ideas to couple the natural dyes with an organic–inorganic hybrid of perovskite and carbon dots are then envisaged.

TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells prepared with bixin and norbixin natural dyes: Effect of 2,2’-bipyridine additive on the current and voltage

Optik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 165236
Author(s):  
I.C. Carvalho ◽  
M.L. Barbosa ◽  
M.J.S. Costa ◽  
E. Longo ◽  
L.S. Cavalcante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

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

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatem El-Ghamri ◽  
Taher El-Agez ◽  
Sofyan Taya ◽  
Monzir Abdel-Latif ◽  
Amal Batniji
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Tio2 Film ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Plant Seeds ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

AbstractThe 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.

Investigation of the photoinduced electron injection processes for natural dye-sensitized solar cells: the impact of anchoring groups

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (88) ◽  
pp. 85125-85134 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Akın ◽  
S. Açıkgöz ◽  
M. Gülen ◽  
C. Akyürek ◽  
S. Sönmezoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Injection ◽  
Natural Dye ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Photovoltaic Parameters ◽  
Anchoring Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this study, nine different natural dyes having various anchoring groups were extracted from various plants and used as photo-sensitizers in DSSC applications. The photovoltaic parameters were investigated as a function of these anchoring groups.

scholarly journals Toward Eco-Friendly Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs): Natural Dyes and Aqueous Electrolytes

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Ji-Hye Kim ◽  
Dong-Hyuk Kim ◽  
Ju-Hee So ◽  
Hyung-Jun Koo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Ru Complex ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Due to their low cost, facile fabrication, and high-power conversion efficiency (PCE), dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted much attention. Ruthenium (Ru) complex dyes and organic solvent-based electrolytes are typically used in high-efficiency DSSCs. However, Ru dyes are expensive and require a complex synthesis process. Organic solvents are toxic, environmentally hazardous, and explosive, and can cause leakage problems due to their low surface tension. This review summarizes and discusses previous works to replace them with natural dyes and water-based electrolytes to fabricate low-cost, safe, biocompatible, and environmentally friendly DSSCs. Although the performance of “eco-friendly DSSCs” remains less than 1%, continuous efforts to improve the PCE can accelerate the development of more practical devices, such as designing novel redox couples and photosensitizers, interfacial engineering of photoanodes and electrolytes, and biomimetic approaches inspired by natural systems.

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