<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Natural flavonoids quercetin, morin, fisetin and luteolin were studied as potential photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Spectroscopic methods were used to investigate the formation of dye/TiO2 nanoparticles assemblies and the development of their absorption spectra. The results show that the flavonoids adsorb well on TiO2 nanoparticles and this process causes the shift of absorption spectra from the near UV into the visible range of solar light. The mode of binding of the dye molecules on TiO2 surface is analyzed by comparison of spectral absorption properties and with the use of structural differences introduced by fisetin and luteolin for discrimination between several possibilities.</abstract>

Natural flavonoids quercetin, morin, fisetin and luteolin were studied as potential photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Spectroscopic methods were used to investigate the formation of dye/TiO2 nanoparticles assemblies and the development of their absorption spectra. The results show that the flavonoids adsorb well on TiO2 nanoparticles and this process causes the shift of absorption spectra from the near UV into the visible range of solar light. The mode of binding of the dye molecules on TiO2 surface is analyzed by comparison of spectral absorption properties and with the use of structural differences introduced by fisetin and luteolin for discrimination between several possibilities.

Natural Flavonoids as Potential Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Natural flavonoids quercetin, morin, fisetin and luteolin were studied as potential photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Spectroscopic...

Natural Flavonoids as Potential Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 29 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0016

Keywords
dye-sensitized solar cell, DSSC, sensitizer, flavonoid, TiO, nanoparticles

© 2019 Agata Zdyb et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Natural Flavonoids as Potential Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Published Online: Apr 15, 2019

Page range: 29 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0016

Keywordsdye-sensitized solar cell, DSSC, sensitizer, flavonoid, TiO, nanoparticles

© 2019 Agata Zdyb et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dye-sensitized solar cell, DSSC, sensitizer, flavonoid, TiO, nanoparticles