An enhanced mangiferaindica for dye sensitized solar cell application

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940286· OSTI ID:22499201

Fadipe, L. A. ^[1]; Oluranti, Jonathan ^[2]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna (Nigeria)
2. Department of Computer & Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota (Nigeria)

Titanium dioxide (T1O2) is preferred to Zinc oxide as mesoporous oxide layer because it raised the efficiency of DSSCs from 1% to 7%. The chemistry of the process however seem rigorous to allow the light induced electron injection from the adsorbed dye into the nanocrystallites i.e. which renders the TiO{sub 2} conductive. The DSSC fabricated consist of 2.25 cm{sup 2} active area of titanium dioxide coated on FTO glass (fluorine tin oxide) immersed in ethanol solution of natural dye extracted as an anode (electrode) and counter electrode. These two electrodes were coupled together and the space between them was filled with the Iodolyte AN-50 as solid electrolyte or redox mediator. The photo electrochemical parameters of the dye extracted (Mango fruit Peel) from the results obtained are short circuit current (Isc)= 1.22×10{sup −2}, current density (Jsc)=4.07×10{sup −2}, open circuit voltage (voc) =0.53V, fill factor (FF) of 0.16 and the overall conversion efficiency (Eff) =0.345%.

• OSTI ID: 22499201
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1705, Issue 1; Conference: 1. conference on progress in applied mathematics in science and engineering (PIAMSE) 2015, Bali (Indonesia), 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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ANODES
CURRENT DENSITY
CURRENTS
DYES
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION
ETHANOL
FILL FACTORS
FLUORINE
GLASS
LAYERS
NANOSTRUCTURES
SOLAR CELLS
TIN OXIDES
TITANIUM OXIDES
ZINC OXIDES