Title :
Enhanced performance of bixin sensitized TiO2 solar cells with activated kaolinite
Author :
Hiendro, Ayong ; Hadary, Ferry ; Rahmalia, Winda ; Wahyuni, Nelly
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tanjungpura Univ., Pontianak, Indonesia
Abstract :
Many organic dyes from natural extracts have been applied in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and reported in [1]-[8]. The natural dyes are obtained by purification from fruits, flowers, and leaves of plants. So far, the natural dyes give conversion efficiencies from 0.2%-7.6%. Thus, structure modification of the natural dyes promises to improve the efficiencies.
Keywords :
dyes; purification; solar cells; titanium compounds; TiO2; activated kaolinite; bixin sensitized solar cells; conversion efficiencies; dye-sensitized solar cells; natural dyes; organic dyes; purification; structural modification; Absorption; Degradation; Educational institutions; Nanotechnology; Photovoltaic cells; Pigments; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Science and Nanotechnology (ESciNano), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Johor Bahru
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0799-5
DOI :
10.1109/ESciNano.2012.6149642
