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Photoelectrochmeical Cell Based on Natural Pigments and ZnO Nanoparticles

Received: 4 November 2015     Accepted: 12 November 2015     Published: 21 January 2016
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Abstract

Natural pigments extracts from Bougainvillea spectabilis, Carissa Ovata, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Amarathus iresine herbisti, Beta vulgaris, are used as natural sensitizers for a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using sol-gel method and the size of the nanoparticle was determined using effective mass approximation model. Devices were Assembled using ZnO nanoparticles and natural sensitizers. DSSCs based on ZnO nanoparticles and ethanol extract of Amarathus iresine sensitizers have shown relatively better conversion efficiency of 0.039. Incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE), short circuit current density (Jsc) and open circuit voltage (Voc) were measured for all the sensitizers.

Published in Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.jenr.20160501.11
Page(s) 1-10
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Keywords

Natural Dyes, Electrolytes, Solar Cells, Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)

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Author Information
  • Department of Physics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

  • Materials Science Program, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Department of Chemistry, Hawassa University, Hawasa, Ethiopia

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