Maiaugree Wasan, Lowpa Seksan, Towannang Madsakorn, Rutphonsan Phikun, Tangtrakarn Apishok, Pimanpang Samuk, Maiaugree Prapen, Ratchapolthavisin Nattawat, Sang-Aroon Wichien, Jarernboon Wirat, Amornkitbamrung Vittaya
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 13;5:15230. doi: 10.1038/srep15230.
Mangosteen peel is an inedible portion of a fruit. We are interested in using these residues as components of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Carbonized mangosteen peel was used with mangosteen peel dye as a natural counter electrode and a natural photosensitizer, respectively. A distinctive mesoporous honeycomb-like carbon structure with a rough nanoscale surface was found in carbonized mangosteen peels. The efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell using carbonized mangosteen peel was compared to that of DSSCs with Pt and PEDOT-PSS counter electrodes. The highest solar conversion efficiency (2.63%) was obtained when using carbonized mangosteen peel and an organic disulfide/thiolate (T2/T(-)) electrolyte.
山竹果皮是水果中不可食用的部分。我们有兴趣将这些残渣用作染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的组件。碳化山竹果皮分别与山竹果皮染料一起用作天然对电极和天然光敏剂。在碳化山竹果皮中发现了具有粗糙纳米级表面的独特介孔蜂窝状碳结构。将使用碳化山竹果皮的染料敏化太阳能电池的效率与具有铂和聚(3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩)-聚苯乙烯磺酸盐(PEDOT-PSS)对电极的DSSC的效率进行了比较。使用碳化山竹果皮和有机二硫化物/硫醇盐(T2/T(-))电解质时获得了最高的太阳能转换效率(2.63%)。