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THE INFLUENCE OF ASPHODELACEAEFLOWER EXTRACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL

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Mohamed AbdullaIa,Ali Fatima Ab,NagamaniPrabu Ac
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.12.244

Abstract

The aloe vera flower is high in trigonelline, phenolic acid and carotenoids, which are all promising sensitizers for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. The extract was made in a Soxhlet extractor using the essential procedure, and the resulting material was used as the photoanode in the proposed cell. Most other functional groups have a lower affinity for binding to TiO2 nanoparticles than the dye's OH, CO, and COOH functional groups. The dye was characterised using FTIR and UV-Visible spectroscopy to confirm the presence of functional groups and the wavelength range over which it absorbs light. The uniform coating of TiO2/dye paste is accounted for in the SEM image of the photoanode on the FTO substrate. The photoanode, I- or I3- electrolyte, and graphene-coated FTO were combined to form a solar cell, which was then jointly characterized. The following are the calculated parameters for the proposed solar cell: The open circuit voltage is 0.6625V, the short circuit current density is 1.25 mA/cm2, and the fill factor is 0.55.

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