Using Natural Dye as Sensitizers in DSSC

Authors

  • Hara Prasad Tripathy Department of Engineering, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar Author
  • Priyabrata Pattanai Department of Engineering, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar Author
  • Susanta Kumar Kamilla Department of Engineering, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/jczcsr61

Keywords:

FTIR, Sensitizer, natural dye, DSSC, ethanol, solvent.

Abstract

 The “dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)” uses Roselle flower as a sensitizer. It is also known as Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. The ethanol (E) and distilled water (DI) is used for extracting solvent at 30° temperature at 37Hz by ‘degas’ mode for a time period of 30 minutes in ultrasonic cleaner. Fabricating titanium dioxide (TiO2) was done by the method of doctor blade on ITO glass. “Evolution 201 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer” was used for absorbing Roselle dye spectra in various extract solvent. In the extract dye, the active functional group was identified by “Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR)”. The element in TiO2 thin film and surface morphology are characterized by “field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)” and “energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)”. 

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Published

07.04.2025

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Vol. 23 No. 5 (2019): 23 (5) 2019

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Prasad Tripathy, H., Pattanai, P., & Kumar Kamilla, S. (2025). Using Natural Dye as Sensitizers in DSSC. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 23(5), 797-802. https://doi.org/10.61841/jczcsr61