Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Dyes Extracted From Plumeria and Celosia Cristata Flowers

Authors

  • Siti Noraini Abu Bakar
  • Huda Abdullah
  • Kamisah Mohamad Mahbor
  • Shahida Hanum Kamarullah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/srj.v13i1.9383

Keywords:

TiO2 films, natural dyes, spin coating, dye-sensitizer solar cell

Abstract

In this study, extracted plumeria and celosia cristata flowers have been used as the sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The cells were fabricated using TiO2 as a semiconductor layer deposited on transparent Indium doped tin oxide (ITO) conductive glass using a spin coating technique. The films with dyes were characterized by UV-VIS absorption spectra. The photovoltaic properties of DSSC were studied under an incident irradiation of 100 mW/cm2. The I-V characteristic curves of all fabricated cells were measured and analysed. The energy conversion efficiency (η) of the cells consisting of plumeria extract and celosia cristata extract was 3.73 × 10-6 and 1.18 × 10-7, respectively.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Abu Bakar, S. N. ., Abdullah, H. ., Mohamad Mahbor, K. ., & Kamarullah, S. H. . (2016). Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Dyes Extracted From Plumeria and Celosia Cristata Flowers. Scientific Research Journal, 13(1), 71–82. https://doi.org/10.24191/srj.v13i1.9383