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Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications
  Rutile-phase seagrass-like-arranged TiO2 nanorods have been synthesized by low-temperature template-free hydrothermal method. These TiO2 nanorods have been sensitized by flowers of Sesbania grandiflora, leaves of Camellia sinensis and roots of Rubia tinctorum. The sensitized TiO2 nanorods-based films have been used as photoanode in natural dye-sensitized solar cells. The films were photoelectrochemically active, and the fabricated solar cells had short-circuit photocurrent density (JSC) lying in the range of 3.7–4.7mAcm−2. The efficiency of the fabricated natural dye-sensitized solar cells was found to lie in the range of 0.6–1.036 %, respectively.

  • Date:

    05 July 2016

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Springer Berlin Heidelberg

  • DOI:

    10.1007/s00339-016-0236-z

  • ISSN:

    0947-8396

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2016). Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications. Applied Physics A, 122, Article 719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0236-z

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Keywords

TiO2, Solar Cell, TiO2 Film, TiO2 Nanorods, Rubia Tinctorum

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