Optimization of Organic Meso-Superstructured Solar Cells for Underwater IoT2 Self-Powered Sensors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 8-11-2021
Abstract
The effectiveness of the mesoporous TiO2 layer, which acts as an active n-type semiconductor layer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), was investigated by varying AgVO3 doping. To optimize the meso-superstructure, the doping concentration was varied from 0% to 25% using experimentally validated simulations. Moreover, performance comparisons between the experimentally fabricated DSSCs based on natural beetroot dye and the commonly used N719 dye were made. A 15% doping concentration was found optimum for our DSSC, which delivered an output power of 19.24 mW, 6.1% power conversion efficiency, and an open-circuit voltage, Voc , of 0.5 V and a short-circuit current density, Jsc , of 21 mA/cm2 in diffused light conditions. Based on these performance results, we integrated our optimized DSSC in an underwater sensing unit as a light harvester.
Recommended Citation
Hattem, Toka; Ismail, Zahraa; Elmahgary, Maryam Galal; Ahmed, Mohamed; and Abdellatif, Sameh, "Optimization of Organic Meso-Superstructured Solar Cells for Underwater IoT2 Self-Powered Sensors" (2021). Chemical Engineering. 266.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/chem_eng/266