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

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 chlori...

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Main Authors: Zie, Carolynne Wei Sie, Zainab, Ngaini
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
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description 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 (
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spelling unimas-172002017-08-14T01:59:10Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17200/ Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications Zie, Carolynne Wei Sie Zainab, Ngaini Q Science (General) 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 ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17200/1/Incorporation%20of%20Kojic%20Acid-Azo%20Dyes%20%28abstract%29.pdf 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 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jse/2017/2760301/ https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2760301
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
Zie, Carolynne Wei Sie
Zainab, Ngaini
Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title_full Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title_fullStr Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title_full_unstemmed Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title_short Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications
title_sort incorporation of kojic acid-azo dyes on tio2 thin films for dye sensitized solar cells applications
topic Q Science (General)
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17200/1/Incorporation%20of%20Kojic%20Acid-Azo%20Dyes%20%28abstract%29.pdf