Optimized dye-sensitized solar cells: A comparative study with different dyes, mordants and construction parameters

Cochineal and β-carotene were the sensitizers used in the preparation of these solar cells; potassium alum and citric acid were used, separately, as mordant; acetyl acetone was the medium. For comparison purposes, another solar cell was prepared using a dye obtained from achiote (Bixa Orellana) with...

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Main Authors: Domingo Rangel, Juan Carlos Gallegos, Susana Vargas, Francisco García, Rogelio Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379718331668