Temperature effect of natural organic extraction upon light absorbance in dye-sensitized solar cells

Suriati Suhaimi; Siti Zubaidah Mohamed Siddick; Vithyacharan Retnasamy; Mohamad Halim Abdul Wahid; Nor Azura Malini Ahmad Hambali; Mukhzeer Mohamad Shahimin

doi:10.1117/12.2257057

23 February 2017 Temperature effect of natural organic extraction upon light absorbance in dye-sensitized solar cells

Suriati Suhaimi, Siti Zubaidah Mohamed Siddick, Vithyacharan Retnasamy, Mohamad Halim Abdul Wahid, Nor Azura Malini Ahmad Hambali, Mukhzeer Mohamad Shahimin

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 10099, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices VI; 100991H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257057
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Natural organic dyes contain pigments which when safely extracted from plants have the potential to be used as a sensitizer while promising a low-cost fabrication, environmental friendly dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Ardisia, Bawang Sabrang, Harum Manis mango, Oxalis Triangularis and Rosella showed different absorption peaks when the extraction process were carried out at different temperatures. Hence, these were used as the basis to determine the conversion efficiency against the dyes extracting temperature. In this study, all dyes extracted in water have shown the best performance at a temperature of 100°C except for Harum Manis mango, while in ethanol, the optimum temperature was obtained between the room temperature, 25°C and 50°C. The absorption spectrum in water showed a broader absorption wavelength vis-à-vis ethanol solvent that resulted in the absorption peak for Ardisia, Harum Manis mango and Rosella between 450 nm and 550 nm. The highest conversion efficiency is observed to be achieved by Oxalis Triangularis extracted in water solution at 100°C, which was approximately 0.96% which corresponds to the broader absorbance trends in the literature. Thus, the optimum condition for extracting temperature for dyes in water and ethanol is room temperature and boiling points of water. Hence, Ardisia, Bawang Sabrang, Harum Manis mango, Oxalis Triangularis and Rosella can be an as alternative source for photosensitizer, and the impacts of temperature upon the light absorbance can be further investigated to produce the ultimate natural dye based solar cells.

Citation Download Citation

Suriati Suhaimi, Siti Zubaidah Mohamed Siddick, Vithyacharan Retnasamy, Mohamad Halim Abdul Wahid, Nor Azura Malini Ahmad Hambali, and Mukhzeer Mohamad Shahimin "Temperature effect of natural organic extraction upon light absorbance in dye-sensitized solar cells", Proc. SPIE 10099, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices VI, 100991H (23 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257057

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $17.00

Non-members: $21.00 ADD TO CART

PROCEEDINGS
7 PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

GET CITATION

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Get copyright permission Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace

KEYWORDS

Bioalcohols

Absorption

Dye sensitized solar cells

Absorbance

Semiconductors

Solar cells

Dysprosium

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years