Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell of Microwave Irradiated Organic Photoactive Materials
Sutikno*, Laras Ati
Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang
Sekaran Gunung Pati Kota Semarang Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, 50229
*Email: smadnasri[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
The main problem in the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is the achieved efficiencies have been still relatively low namely under 5%. This make the fabricated devices have not been unable to compete and replace the conventional solar cell role. In this research, the microwave irradiation is applied in coating anthocyanin of musa acuminata bract to improve absorbed anthocyanin dyes in the work electrode so that the absorbed light intensities increased as well. The Electrolux Microwave (EMM 2308X) pada daya 140 Watt was used to generate microwave irradiation and expose it on the thin film surface. The DSSC electrical properties were determined using I-V meter El-Kahfi 10.
Keywords: DSSC; Irradiation; Microwave; Musa Amicunata bract
Topic: Functional Materials