Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications

Zie, Carolynne Wei Sie and Zainab, Ngaini (2017) Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications. Journal of Solar Energy, 2017. ISSN 0038-092X

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Abstract

Sensitization of heavy metal free organic dyes onto TiO2 thin films has gainedmuch attention in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A series of new kojic acid based organic dyes KA�–� were synthesized via nucleophilic substitution of azobenzene bearing different vinyl chains A�–� with kojyl chloride �. Azo dyes KA�–� were characterized for photophysical properties employing absorption spectrometry and photovoltaic characteristic in TiO2 thin film. The presence of vinyl chain in A�–� improved the photovoltaic performance from 0.20 to 0.60%. The introduction of kojic acid obtained from sago waste further increases the efficiency to 0.82–1.54%. Based on photovoltaic performance, KA� achieved the highest solar to electrical energy conversion efficiency (

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes, Thin Films, Solar Cells Applications, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2017 01:59
Last Modified: 14 Aug 2017 01:59
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17200

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