Open AccessUSAGE OF MIXTURE OF JACKFRUITLATEX AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL POWDER AS THE COUNTER ELECTRODE IN PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
Author(s) -
Pubudu Dissanayake,
Prasad Manjusr Sirimanne
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12759
Subject(s) - auxiliary electrode , electrode , activated charcoal , dye sensitized solar cell , materials science , electrochemistry , charcoal , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , adsorption , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering , electrolyte
The counter electrode plays major role in achieving of maximum performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A mixture of jack-fruit latex and activated charcoal is used for the first time in DSSCs as counter electrode material. Maximum short-circuit photo-performances of 3.2 mAcm-2was achieved for the TiO2|mercurochrome|(I-/I3-) solar cells at optimal amount of binder percentage of 15% of jackfruit latex, under AM 1.5 conditions.