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Photo current enhancement of natural dye sensitized solar cell by optimizing dye extraction and its loading period

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In this article, the authors describe the successful conversion of visible light into electrical energy by employing turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) as a sensitizer that is locally available at Dhaka, Bangladesh, through using dye source in different forms and optimizing some parameters such as dye extracting solvents, pH of solvent, dye loading period and dye adsorption% onto the TiO 2 film.
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This article is published in Optik.The article was published on 2017-11-01. It has received 82 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dye-sensitized solar cell & Solar cell.

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Progress in dye sensitized solar cell by incorporating natural photosensitizers

TL;DR: The use of metal-free natural dyes turns out to be convenient substitute for rare and expensive Ru-based dyes due to facile preparation, feasible extraction processes, cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness.
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Development of dye-sensitized solar cell based on combination of natural dyes extracted from Malabar spinach and red spinach

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used green and red dyes extracted from Malabar spinach (Basella alba) and red spinach (Amaranthus dubius), respectively, and used as a sensitizer source for TiO2 photoanode based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC).
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A Study on Conventional Energy Sources for Power Production

TL;DR: In this paper, the scenario of the fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) in the world is studied and the findings of the research work are the estimation of the conventional sources of the present world.
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Improvement of efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by optimizing the combination ratio of Natural Red and Yellow dyes

TL;DR: In this paper, a dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on the combination of red (Red spinach) and yellow (Turmeric) natural dyes used as sensitizers for semiconductor TiO2 as electron conductor was investigated.
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High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report highly efficient polymer solar cells based on a bulk heterojunction of polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) and methanofullerene.
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Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis

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TL;DR: SEM-Instrumentation: Introduction Principles of Operation Specimen/Electron Interactions Detectors Operating Conditions and Limitations Specimen Preparation: Specimen Characteristics Drying Techniques Coating Cryo-SEM SEM X-Ray Microanalysis Instrumentation as mentioned in this paper.
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Nanocrystalline titanium oxide electrodes for photovoltaic applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a new type of solar cell that is based on a photoelectrochemical process, where the light absorption is performed by a monolayer of dye (i.e., a Ruthenium complex) that is adsorbed chemically at the surface of a semiconductor.
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Review: Dye sensitized solar cells based on natural photosensitizers

TL;DR: The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells is mainly based on the dye as a sensitizer as mentioned in this paper, which has become a viable alternative to expensive and rare organic sensitizers because of its low cost, easy attainability, abundance in supply materials and no environment threat.
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