Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a low-cost alternative to thin-film and silicon-based solar cells. Platinum is an effective catalytic material for creating DSSC counter electrodes (CEs), but it is also pricey. In this work, PEDOT was used as a counter electrode and ZnO was used as a photoanode. Natural dyes such as Fragaria x ananass, Amaranthus Iresine Herbstii, Bougainvillea spectacles and flowers, and Beta vulgaris (beetroot) were extracted with four solvents to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by simple sol-gel techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms that the synthesized materials were in the hexagonal crystal structure. The crystallite sizes of the ZnO NPs were found to be 29 nm. The optical properties of ZnO and extracted natural dyes were studied using UV-visible spectroscopy. The conversion efficiency of DSSC extracted from distilled water using Beta vulgaris sensitizers was found to be 0.0328%, which is good compared to the other natural dyes. For all sensitizers, the effects of several parameters were analyzed, such as incident photon switching efficiency (IPCE), short-circuit density (Jsc), fill factor, and open-circuit voltage (Voc).
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Natural Dye, Solvent, Electrolytes
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abstract = {Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a low-cost alternative to thin-film and silicon-based solar cells. Platinum is an effective catalytic material for creating DSSC counter electrodes (CEs), but it is also pricey. In this work, PEDOT was used as a counter electrode and ZnO was used as a photoanode. Natural dyes such as Fragaria x ananass, Amaranthus Iresine Herbstii, Bougainvillea spectacles and flowers, and Beta vulgaris (beetroot) were extracted with four solvents to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by simple sol-gel techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms that the synthesized materials were in the hexagonal crystal structure. The crystallite sizes of the ZnO NPs were found to be 29 nm. The optical properties of ZnO and extracted natural dyes were studied using UV-visible spectroscopy. The conversion efficiency of DSSC extracted from distilled water using Beta vulgaris sensitizers was found to be 0.0328%, which is good compared to the other natural dyes. For all sensitizers, the effects of several parameters were analyzed, such as incident photon switching efficiency (IPCE), short-circuit density (Jsc), fill factor, and open-circuit voltage (Voc).},
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