Research Article

TiO2/Chitosan-NH4I(+I2)-BMII-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Anthocyanin Dyes Extracted from Black Rice and Red Cabbage

Table 4

, , , and of DSSC employing red cabbage anthocyanin and different electrolytes in gel form.

DSSCsAcidCompositionConductivity, σ (S cm−1) (μA cm−2) (mV)FF (%) (%)

aHCl27.5 wt. % chitosan-22.5 wt. % NH4I-50 wt. % BMII1.51 × 10−41421305450.20
bTartaric27.5 wt. % chitosan-22.5 wt. % NH4I-50 wt. % BMII1429475320.22
cHCl11 wt. % chitosan-9 wt. % NH4I-80 wt. % BMII3.02 × 10−41588450410.29
dTartaric11 wt. % chitosan-9 wt. % NH4I-80 wt. % BMII2090610300.38
eTartaric11 wt. % (chitosan : PEO, wt. ratio 30 : 70)-9 wt. % NH4I-80 wt. % BMII5.52 × 10−42523395390.39
fTartaric11 wt. % phthaloyl chitosan-9 wt. % NH4I-80 wt. % BMII5.86 × 10−43472365340.43
gTartaric11 wt. % (phthaloyl chitosan : PEO, wt. ratio 30 : 70)-9 wt. % NH4I-80 wt. % BMII6.24 × 10−43503340390.46