Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse
The optimization of the photoactive electrode based on TiO<sub>2</sub> 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 effi...
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| author | Daiana Albulescu Daniel Ursu Lucian-Mircea Rusnac Sabina Nitu Marinela Miclau Melinda Vajda |
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| description | The optimization of the photoactive electrode based on TiO<sub>2</sub> 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/cm<sup>2</sup>, 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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| spelling | doaj.art-14cc66f6d7744734bad9b39025dc59d52023-11-23T13:25:10ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522022-01-011219810.3390/cryst12010098Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective GreenhouseDaiana Albulescu0Daniel Ursu1Lucian-Mircea Rusnac2Sabina Nitu3Marinela Miclau4Melinda Vajda5National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 300569 Timisoara, RomaniaNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 300569 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Politehnica University Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Politehnica University Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, RomaniaNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 300569 Timisoara, RomaniaNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 300569 Timisoara, RomaniaThe optimization of the photoactive electrode based on TiO<sub>2</sub> 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/cm<sup>2</sup>, 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/12/1/98dye-sensitized solar cellwavelength-selective greenhouseUV natural dyeUV synthetic dye |
| spellingShingle | Daiana Albulescu Daniel Ursu Lucian-Mircea Rusnac Sabina Nitu Marinela Miclau Melinda Vajda Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse Crystals dye-sensitized solar cell wavelength-selective greenhouse UV natural dye UV synthetic dye |
| title | Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse |
| title_full | Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse |
| title_short | Investigation of UV Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water Electrolyte: A New Insight for Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse |
| title_sort | investigation of uv dye sensitized solar cells based on water electrolyte a new insight for wavelength selective greenhouse |
| topic | dye-sensitized solar cell wavelength-selective greenhouse UV natural dye UV synthetic dye |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/12/1/98 |
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