USAGE OF MIXTURE OF JACKFRUITLATEX AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL POWDER AS THE COUNTER ELECTRODE IN PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

P.N. Dissanayake; P.M. Sirimanne

doi:10.21474/IJAR01/12759

13 Apr 2021 Vol. 9 (04) pp. 733-739 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/12759

USAGE OF MIXTURE OF JACKFRUITLATEX AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL POWDER AS THE COUNTER ELECTRODE IN PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

P.N. Dissanayake and P.M. Sirimanne

Demonstrator, Department of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, UvaWellassa University,Passara Road, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Professor, Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UvaWellassa University, Passara Road, Badulla, Sri Lanka.

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Abstract

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.

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P.N. Dissanayake and P.M. Sirimanne (2021); USAGE OF MIXTURE OF JACKFRUITLATEX AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL POWDER AS THE COUNTER ELECTRODE IN PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 9 (04), 733-739, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12759

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P.M. Sirimanne
Demonstrator, Department of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Technological Studies, UvaWellassa University,Passara Road, Badulla, Sri Lanka