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NATURAL HIBISCUS DYE AND SYNTHETIC ORGANIC EOSIN Y DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES PHOTO ANODE: COMPARATIVE STUDY

Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, India

Department of Physics, Swa. Sawarkar Mahavidyalaya, Beed 431122, India

Crystal Growth Laboratory, Department of Physics, Milliya Arts, Science & Management Science College, Beed 431122, Maharashtra, India

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GAJANAN A. BODKHE

RUSA Centre for Advanced Sensor Technology, Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, India

E-mail Address: gabodkhe@gmail.com

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MAHENDRA D. SHIRSAT

RUSA Centre for Advanced Sensor Technology, Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, India

Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, India

E-mail Address: mdshirsat.phy@bamu.ac.in

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Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO $_{2})$ nanoparticles have been synthesized by the cost effective Sol–Gel technique. Characteristics of TiO₂ nanoparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. The Eosin Y dye and dye extracted from Hibiscus tea have been successfully used in fabrication of the dye sensitized solar cell. The photovoltaic performance of the dye sensitized solar cell indicates that the short circuit photo current, open circuit voltage and efficiency of the DSSC using Eosin Y dye is 10 times more compared to the DSSC using the Hibiscus dye.

Keywords:

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, Eosin Y dye, hibiscus dye, dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC)

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