New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Obtained from Extracted Bracts of Bougainvillea Glabra and Spectabilis Betalain Pigments by Different Purification Processes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Preparation of Dye-Sensitizer Solutions
2.2. Electrodes Preparation
2.3. DSSC Assembling
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Absorption Spectra
3.2. Structure and Surface Characteristic
3.3. Photoelectrochemistry
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Dye Source * | Jsc (mA/cm2) | JMP (mA/cm2) | VOC (V) | VMP (V) | PM (μW) | PT (μW) | FF | η (%) |
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RBG | 2.344 | 1.966 | 0.26 | 0.231 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 0.45 |
VBG | 1.860 | 1.568 | 0.23 | 0.199 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.31 |
RBS | 2.291 | 2.083 | 0.28 | 0.229 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
VBS | 1.881 | 1.552 | 0.25 | 0.226 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.73 | 0.35 |
PRBS | 2.327 | 2.12 | 0.26 | 0.228 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.49 |
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Hernandez-Martinez, A.R.; Estevez, M.; Vargas, S.; Quintanilla, F.; Rodriguez, R. New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Obtained from Extracted Bracts of Bougainvillea Glabra and Spectabilis Betalain Pigments by Different Purification Processes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 5565-5576. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12095565
Hernandez-Martinez AR, Estevez M, Vargas S, Quintanilla F, Rodriguez R. New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Obtained from Extracted Bracts of Bougainvillea Glabra and Spectabilis Betalain Pigments by Different Purification Processes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(9):5565-5576. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12095565
Chicago/Turabian StyleHernandez-Martinez, Angel Ramon, Miriam Estevez, Susana Vargas, Fracisco Quintanilla, and Rogelio Rodriguez. 2011. "New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Obtained from Extracted Bracts of Bougainvillea Glabra and Spectabilis Betalain Pigments by Different Purification Processes" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12, no. 9: 5565-5576. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12095565