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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Dye
Sensitized Solar Cells are expected to be used for future clean energy and
mainly depends on the dye used as sensitizer. In DSSCs, a sensitizer plays a
key role in absorbing sunlight and transforming solar energy into electric
energy. Recently, most of the researchers in this field use Ruthenium complex
as dye sensitizer. But the process to synthesize the complex is complicate,
costly and undesirable from the point of view of environmental aspect. Another
approach is to use natural dyes, which is environmentally friendly, nontoxic,
biodegradable, and cheaper compared to the synthetic dyes. The absorption
spectrum of the dye and the anchorage to the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles are
important parameters in determining the efficiency of the cell. This article
presents the experimental data of azadirachta indica dyes are extracted with
different solvents used as sensitizers in DSSC and analyzed the UV-VIS
absorption spectra, FTIR technique. The surface characteristics of TiO2 thin
film have been analyzed using SEM images for improving the absorption into the
substrate.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2022 pp. 73-76