@article{ajmse2021911,
author={{Datte, J. K. and Yapi, S. A. and Kouassi, L. K. and Douhor¨¦, G. Y. T.},
title={Effect of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> Photoanode Films on the Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell with <i>Rauvolfia Vomitoria</i> Fruit Extract},
journal={American Journal of Materials Science and Engineering},
volume={9},
number={1},
pages={1--5},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmse/9/1/1},
issn={2333-4673},
abstract={Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) were investigated using <i>Rauvolfia vomitoria</i> fruit extract as natural sensitized of TiO<SUB>2</SUB> thin film. The cells were evaluated for various thicknesses of photoanode. The optical properties were analysed with UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The morphology of the TiO<SUB>2</SUB> surface was observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Energy levels were estimated by cyclic voltammetry, in the presence of tetrabutalamonium tetrafluoroborate (TBATFB), in anhydrous acetonitrile solution (ACN). The results showed that the optimum thickness is 10 ¦Ìm which achieved a short-circuit current density (J<SUB>sc</SUB>) of 0.1 mA/cm2 and an open voltage (V<SUB>oc</SUB>) of 0.65 V while the conversion efficiency ) is 0.055%.},
doi={10.12691/ajmse-9-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}