TY - GEN
T1 - Performance improvement of dye sensitized solar cell by using recycle material for counter electrode
AU - Nair, Gomesh
AU - Shafawi, Mohammad
AU - Irwanto, Muhammad
AU - Yusoff, Mohd Irwan
AU - Fitra, Muhammad
AU - Mariun, Norman
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This project is to investigate the counter electrode material from two different carbon sources to fabricate dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The carbon sources are extracted from battery and pencil lead. The method to prepare the DSSC is through the conventional Dr.Blading method. The same method is also used for the counter electrode which uses carbon from recycle batteries, the carbon from pencil lead are scribbled onto the ITO glass to get a uniform coating. Both thickness of the counter electrode vary accordingly. The solar cells are then placed under outdoor solar irradiation and the output is taken every 10 minutes. Based on observation, the solar cells which have the carbon from batteries shows higher cell efficiency which is 8.2% with lower FF of 0.78, compared to by using the pencil lead, the cell efficiency is only 7.23% but with a higher FF of 0.93.
AB - This project is to investigate the counter electrode material from two different carbon sources to fabricate dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The carbon sources are extracted from battery and pencil lead. The method to prepare the DSSC is through the conventional Dr.Blading method. The same method is also used for the counter electrode which uses carbon from recycle batteries, the carbon from pencil lead are scribbled onto the ITO glass to get a uniform coating. Both thickness of the counter electrode vary accordingly. The solar cells are then placed under outdoor solar irradiation and the output is taken every 10 minutes. Based on observation, the solar cells which have the carbon from batteries shows higher cell efficiency which is 8.2% with lower FF of 0.78, compared to by using the pencil lead, the cell efficiency is only 7.23% but with a higher FF of 0.93.
KW - Carbon
KW - Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
KW - Open circuit voltage
KW - Solar cells efficiency
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891123266&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.446-447.823
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.446-447.823
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84891123266
SN - 9783037859087
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 823
EP - 826
BT - Advanced Research in Material Science and Mechanical Engineering
T2 - 2013 2nd International Conference on Mechanics and Control Engineering, ICMCE 2013
Y2 - 1 September 2013 through 2 September 2013
ER -