• Title of article

    Dye-sensitized solar cells based on dyes extracted from dried plant leaves

  • Author/Authors

    TAYA, Sofyan A. Islamic University of Gaza - Physics Department, Palestine , EL-AGEZ, Taher M. Islamic University of Gaza - Physics Department, Palestine , ELREFI, Kamal S. Islamic University of Gaza - Physics Department, Gaza , ABDEL-LATIF, Monzir S. Islamic University of Gaza - Chemistry Department, Gaza

  • From page
    24
  • To page
    30
  • Abstract
    In this work, natural dyes were extracted from dried plant leaves of plant cream, apricot, figs, apples, sage, thyme, mint, Ziziphus jujuba, orange, shade tree, basil, berry, Mirabelle plum, Victoria plum, peach, mango, pomegranate, banana, guava, and fluoridation-treated plant. The extracts were used as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The cells were assembled using nanostructured TiO 2 films. The best performance was observed for the DSSC sensitized with Ziziphus jujuba with an efficiency of 1.077%. The impedance spectroscopy of 3 cells was carried out and the equivalent circuits were found.
  • Keywords
    Dye , sensitized solar cells , natural dyes , plant leaves
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Physics
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Physics
  • Record number

    2528910