| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28692 | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The juice extracted from pomegranate fruits containing cyanin (flavylium) is utilized as the light-harvesting analog in a dye sensitized solid-state photovoltaic cell. Strong chelation of flavylium with TiO2 changes it to quinonoidal form. A higher incident photon to current conversion efficiency is observed in solid-state TiO2|pomegranate piment|CuI solar cell compare to that of the cells (TiO2|dye|CuI type) sensitized with other natural pigments.
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Authors
P.M. Sirimanne, M.K.I. Senevirathna, E.V.A. Premalal, P.K.D.D.P. Pitigala, V. Sivakumar, K. Tennakone,