Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse

Autor: Daiana Albulescu, Daniel Ursu, Lucian-Mircea Rusnac, Sabina Nitu, Marinela Miclau, Melinda Vajda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Crystals, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 98 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst12010098
Popis: The optimization of the photoactive electrode based on TiO2 with a complex architecture for UV dyes along with water-based electrolyte has successfully allowed us (i) to obtain a photovoltaic efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell with 1.45 times higher than the best efficiency reported for synthetic dye and 3 times for curcumin dye so far; (ii) transparency on the entire Photosynthetic Active Radiation domain; (iii) preserving high efficiency for lighting 1 sun (summer) and shading, especially for 60 mW/cm2, which represents the maximum illumination in the rest of the seasons. Our water-based dye-sensitized solar cells loaded with synthetic and natural UV dyes have revealed that the implementation of a dye-sensitized solar cell in autonomous greenhouses is a viable and inexpensive concept.
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