title: A dye sensitized solar cell using natural counter electrode and natural dye derived from mangosteen peel waste.
abstract: Mangosteen peel is an inedible portion of a fruit. We are interested in using these residues as components of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Carbonized mangosteen peel was used with mangosteen peel dye as a natural counter electrode and a natural photosensitizer, respectively. A distinctive mesoporous honeycomb-like carbon structure with a rough nanoscale surface was found in carbonized mangosteen peels. The efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell using carbonized mangosteen peel was compared to that of DSSCs with Pt and PEDOT-PSS counter electrodes. The highest solar conversion efficiency (2.63%) was obtained when using carbonized mangosteen peel and an organic disulfide/thiolate (T2/T(-)) electrolyte.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wasan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maiaugree
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Seksan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lowpa
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Madsakorn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Towannang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Phikun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rutphonsan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.|Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.|Nanotec-KKU Center of Excellence on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Production and Storage, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Apishok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tangtrakarn
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.|Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Samuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pimanpang
authors.affiliation: Chumchon Ban Phon Ngam School, Akat Amnui District, Sakon Nakhon 47170, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prapen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maiaugree
authors.affiliation: Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Nattawat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ratchapolthavisin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Khon Kaen Campus, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wichien
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sang-Aroon
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wirat
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jarernboon
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.|Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.|Nanotec-KKU Center of Excellence on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Production and Storage, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Vittaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Amornkitbamrung