Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (Dssc) With Areca Extract As A Natural Dye Sensitized

Yuant Tiandho (Jurusan Fisika, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Bangka Belitung)
Purwati Purwati (Jurusan Fisika, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Bangka Belitung)
Marlina Marlina (Jurusan Fisika, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Bangka Belitung)
Mahjur Mahjur (Jurusan Teknik Elektro, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Bangka Belitung)
Widodo Budi Kurniawan (Jurusan Fisika, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Bangka Belitung)

KONSTAN - JURNAL FISIKA DAN PENDIDIKAN FISIKA
Vol 7 No 1 (2022): KONSTAN (Jurnal Fisika dan Pendidikan Fisika)

Dye-sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) is a solar cell that uses dye as one of its components. DSSC is interesting to develop because it can be fabricated simply with low production costs. This study aims to develop a DSSC that uses dye-sensitized from natural ingredients to be environmentally friendly. We chose betel nut (Areca catechu L.) as a natural dye source because betel nut has a reddish-brown color and is often used as a natural dye. The stages of this research consisted of betel nut extraction, TiO2 deposition, manufacture of a carbon layer on the counter electrode, and DSSC fabrication. Measurement of DSSC performance under solar irradiation with an intensity of 292 W/m2 shows that the fabricated DSSC can produce a voltage of up to 216 mV with a current of 0.03 mA. Variations in the concentration of TiO2 positioned on the ITO substrate indicate that higher concentrations of TiO2 can produce higher DSSC voltages