| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8034154 | Thin Solid Films | 2015 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Performance of dye sensitized solar cells based on betanin natural dye from red beets with various nanostructured photoanodes on transparent conducting glass has been investigated. In four different electrolyte systems cell efficiency of 2.99% and overall photon to current conversion efficiency of 20% were achieved using ZnO nanosheet electrode with iodide based electrolyte in acetonitrile solution. To enhance solar harvesting in organic solar cells, uniform sized metal nanoparticles (gold (Au) of ~Â 8Â nm) synthesized via microwave irradiation method were incorporated into the device consisting of ZnO. Enhanced power conversion efficiency of 1.71% was achieved with ZnO/Au nanocomposite compared to the 0.868% efficiency of the bare ZnO nanosheet cell with ferrocene based electrolyte.
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Authors
Aparna Thankappan, S. Divya, Anju K. Augustine, C.P. Girijavallaban, P. Radhakrishnan, Sheenu Thomas, V.P.N. Nampoori,