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A dye sensitized solar cell using natural counter electrode and natural dye derived from mangosteen peel waste.


ABSTRACT: Mangosteen peel is an inedible portion of a fruit. We are interested in using these residues as components of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Carbonized mangosteen peel was used with mangosteen peel dye as a natural counter electrode and a natural photosensitizer, respectively. A distinctive mesoporous honeycomb-like carbon structure with a rough nanoscale surface was found in carbonized mangosteen peels. The efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell using carbonized mangosteen peel was compared to that of DSSCs with Pt and PEDOT-PSS counter electrodes. The highest solar conversion efficiency (2.63%) was obtained when using carbonized mangosteen peel and an organic disulfide/thiolate (T2/T(-)) electrolyte.

SUBMITTER: Maiaugree W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4602286 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A dye sensitized solar cell using natural counter electrode and natural dye derived from mangosteen peel waste.

Maiaugree Wasan W   Lowpa Seksan S   Towannang Madsakorn M   Rutphonsan Phikun P   Tangtrakarn Apishok A   Pimanpang Samuk S   Maiaugree Prapen P   Ratchapolthavisin Nattawat N   Sang-Aroon Wichien W   Jarernboon Wirat W   Amornkitbamrung Vittaya V  

Scientific reports 20151013


Mangosteen peel is an inedible portion of a fruit. We are interested in using these residues as components of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Carbonized mangosteen peel was used with mangosteen peel dye as a natural counter electrode and a natural photosensitizer, respectively. A distinctive mesoporous honeycomb-like carbon structure with a rough nanoscale surface was found in carbonized mangosteen peels. The efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell using carbonized mangosteen peel was comp  ...[more]

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