Strategy to Select and Grade Efficient Dyes for Enhanced Photo-Absorption

A. Babangida; J. B. Yerima; A. D. Ahmed; S. C. Ezike

doi:10.46481/asr.2022.1.1.16

Authors

A. Babangida Department of Physics, Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria; Department of Physics, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
J. B. Yerima Department of Physics, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
A. D. Ahmed Department of Physics, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
S. C. Ezike
[email protected]
Department of Physics, Modibbo Adama University Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Selection criteria, Dye-grade, Absorbance, Anthocyanin, Photo-absorber

Abstract

In this paper, a simple strategy to select and grade efficient natural dye-sensitizers for photo-absorption is developed. The selection criteria help to choose efficient dye for construction of solar cell. On the other hand, the dye-grade technique based on light and matter interaction parameters (absorbance, anthocyanin, and light harvesting efficiency) further reduce the number of dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) production. The result shows that the dyes extracted from witch seed flower (Striga hermonthica), flamboyant flower (Delonix regia), and bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) have dye-grade 1, are the most efficient photo-absorber for enhanced DSSC fabrication while guava peel dye has grade 10 being the least efficient dye. The selection criteria and dye-grade techniques provide surer way of getting promising dyes for effiective DSSC production than choosing the dyes randomly based on some features like their colors and abundance.

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