PENGGUNAAN EKSTRAK ANTOSIANIN KOL MERAH SEBAGAI FOTOSENSITIZER PADA SEL SURYA TiO2 NANOKRISTAL TERSENSITISASI DYE

Abstract

The use of Red Cabbage's anthocyanine extract as a photosensitizer on a Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline TiO2 Solar Cell. A solid-state dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cell utilizing anthocyanin extract form red cabbage as photosensitizer was fabricated. The solar cell was formed in sandwich structure, which two electrodes sandwiching polymer electrolyte containing a redox couple (I - /I3 - ). One of the electrodes, namely working electrode, TiO2 layer on TCO (transparent conducting oxide) coated glass substrate was sensitized with anthocyanin dye as electron donor in the system. Another electrode was a carbon sheet as a counter electrode. Gel electrolyte based on PEG (polyethylene glycol) containing a redox couple (I - /I3 - ) used instead of liquid electrolyte in this photoelectrochemical cell. Two fabricated cells have an active area of 1 cm 2 were soaked with anthocyanine dye for 1 hr and 24 hrs, respectively. The