Study on Fruit Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

Abstract

A cost effective and environmentally friendly solar cell is always a scientific challenge in solar energy conversion field.  Therefore, Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) which offers low cost fabrication and present attractive features that enhance the market entry. Dye sensitized solar cells are made up of nanocrystalline mesoporous oxide film, dye sensitizer, electrolyte, redox couple, counter electrode and conductive substrate. The major challenges that faced by the dye sensitizer is their high production and material cost, complicated and expensive synthetic route and also the easy degradation problem for the inorganic dye sensitizer. As a result, wide abundance and cost effective dye are the target for the alternative dye in DSSCs. Natural dyes appears as a practical alternative dye because they are inexpensive, easy attainable, abundance in raw material supply, environmentally friendly, non-toxicity and complete biodegradation. This article reviews the performance of the fruit based dye sensitize solar cell over these years.