Enhancement of efficiency of natural and organic dye sensitized solar cells using thin film TiO2 photoanodes fabricated by spin-coating

Yildiz Z. K., ATILGAN A., Atli A., Ozel K., Altinkaya C., Yildiz A.

JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, cilt.368, ss.23-29, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 368
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.09.018
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23-29
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: TiO2, DSSCs, Spin coating, Natural dyes, Organic dyes, Black mulberry, Eosin-y, Madder, EOSIN-Y, SURFACE-AREA, PERFORMANCE, ELECTROLYTES, PIGMENTS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), TiO2 thin films with different cycles of coating were deposited on FTO-coated glass substrates by the spin coating method. Black mulberry (Morus Nigra), madder (Rubia Tinctorum) roots, and eosin-y (C20H8Br4O5) were used as sensitizers. The photovoltaic conversion performance parameters of the devices were obtained under illumination of simulated AM1.5 solar light (100 mW cm(-2)). By using a photoanode prepared after 15 cycles of coating, the best power conversion efficiency of 1.3% was attained with the devices loaded with black mulberry.