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Efficiency Enhancement of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells with a Low Cost Co-Adsorbant in N719 Dye

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  • Ramshah Ahmad Toor
  • Muhammad Hassan Sayyad
  • Nazia Nasr
  • Sarah Sajjad
  • Syed Afaq Ali Shah
  • Tehreem Manzoor

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Sunlight is a limitless form of renewable and clean energy which is amply accessible. Economic consumption of solar energy can boundlessly fulfil the energy demand. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are acknowledged as third generation solar cell technology because of their environmental friendliness, cost effectiveness, simple fabrication and capability to be manufactured on huge substrates. The prospective for development of various Dye sensitized solar cell components is massive. We have under taken a series of investigations on the photovoltaic performance enhancement of DSSCs. In this work, effect of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) in N719 dye solution as a co-adsorbent and low cost additive was investigated. The cells were fabricated with and without the addition of CDCA. The co-adsorbent significantly improved the photovoltage open circuit (Voc), photocurrent density (Jsc) and the solar energy power conversion efficiency ( ). The impedance spectroscopy is also discussed in the paper.

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  • Ramshah Ahmad Toor & Muhammad Hassan Sayyad & Nazia Nasr & Sarah Sajjad & Syed Afaq Ali Shah & Tehreem Manzoor, 2016. "Efficiency Enhancement of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells with a Low Cost Co-Adsorbant in N719 Dye," International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research, Conscientia Beam, vol. 5(3), pages 46-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijseer:v:5:y:2016:i:3:p:46-50:id:2113
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    1. Arkan, Foroogh & Izadyar, Mohammad, 2018. "Recent theoretical progress in the organic/metal-organic sensitizers as the free dyes, dye/TiO2 and dye/electrolyte systems; Structural modifications and solvent effects on their performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 609-655.

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