The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The dye-sensitized solar cells have been for the first time prepared using Cortinarius fungi extracts as a source of sensitizing dyes. The seven species of Cortinarius group, collected in the East Poland, have been used to obtain crude extracts of natural dyes used as sensitizing solutions to prepar...

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Main Authors: Maciej Zalas, Błażej Gierczyk, Hubert Bogacki, Grzegorz Schroeder
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/653740
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description The dye-sensitized solar cells have been for the first time prepared using Cortinarius fungi extracts as a source of sensitizing dyes. The seven species of Cortinarius group, collected in the East Poland, have been used to obtain crude extracts of natural dyes used as sensitizing solutions to prepare DSSCs working electrodes. Extracts and sensitized electrodes have been well characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy measurements. The device sensitized by Cortinarius sanguineus extract has been found the most active in photon-to-current conversion process with efficiency η=0.64%, fill factor FF=65.9%, photocurrent density JSC=1.79 mA/cm2, and photovoltage VOC=541 mV.
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spelling doaj-art-cd9b576c6eb040ed848f4bae230181802025-08-20T02:19:54ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2015-01-01201510.1155/2015/653740653740The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsMaciej Zalas0Błażej Gierczyk1Hubert Bogacki2Grzegorz Schroeder3Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89B, 61-614 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89B, 61-614 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89B, 61-614 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89B, 61-614 Poznań, PolandThe dye-sensitized solar cells have been for the first time prepared using Cortinarius fungi extracts as a source of sensitizing dyes. The seven species of Cortinarius group, collected in the East Poland, have been used to obtain crude extracts of natural dyes used as sensitizing solutions to prepare DSSCs working electrodes. Extracts and sensitized electrodes have been well characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy measurements. The device sensitized by Cortinarius sanguineus extract has been found the most active in photon-to-current conversion process with efficiency η=0.64%, fill factor FF=65.9%, photocurrent density JSC=1.79 mA/cm2, and photovoltage VOC=541 mV.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/653740
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The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
International Journal of Photoenergy
title The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_full The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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title_full_unstemmed The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_short The Cortinarius Fungi Dyes as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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