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Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on TiO2-Fe3O4 with Mangosteen Peel Extract

Maratus Sholikhah, ST Ulfawanti Intan Subadra, Ahmad Taufiq, Arif Hidayat

Abstract


This study reports on the successful formation of TiO2-Fe3O4 thin films using spin coating fabrication method for solar cell applications with mangosteen peel extract as a dye sensitizer. The thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive x-ray (SEM-EDX), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), and solar cell simulator. The X-ray diffraction pattern showed the presence of TiO2 phase with anatase structure and Fe3O4 with cubic structure, where the crystallite size of each is 52.39 nm and 19.27 nm, respectively. The TiO2-Fe3O4 nanocomposite has a spherical and agglomerated shape. Interestingly, the TiO2-Fe3O4 thin film mangosteen peel extract as a dye sensitizer showed an efficiency of 0.00573%. This result opens up a new material candidate for DSSC applications.

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TiO2-Fe3O4; Mangosteen Peel Extract; DSSC; Thin Film

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