Cow dung extract as a low-cost and natural sensitizer for zinc oxide nanoparticles photoanode based dye-sensitized solar cell: A novel initiative for waste to energy conversion

• Main Authors: Suresh S., Prabu K.M., Arivuselvi R., Kandasamy M., Pugazhenthiran N., Karthick Kumar S., Jothilakshmi R., Murugesan K.
• Other Authors: 57837699600
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
• Subjects: Cow dung extract; Dye-sensitized solar cell; Natural sensitizer; Photosynthetic pigments; Photovoltaic performance

Cow dung extracts are prepared using ethanol and methanol as solvents. Electronic absorption spectra of cow dung extracts have exhibited wide absorption in the UV and visible region between 300 and 730 nm. The absorption of cow dung extracts showed variations in intensity and absorption peaks at dif...