Research Article

DFT/TDDFT and Experimental Studies of Natural Pigments Extracted from Black Tea Waste for DSSC Application

Figure 2

(a) UV-vis absorption spectra of BTE pigments (original and acidified pigment). Inset shows an enlarged picture of the emerging absorption peak. (b) Simulated UV-vis absorption spectra obtained for the four TF analogues obtained via TDDFT calculation.
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