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Anoua R, Touhtouh S, El Jouad M, Hajjaji A, Bakasse M, Sahraoui B, Płóciennik P, Zawadzka A. Experimental optical properties explained by density functional theory of the natural red algae for dye-sensitized solar cells application. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:33651-33662. [PMID: 38689042 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33461-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The present study investigates the usage of a novel natural dye derived from red algae of Morocco in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for the first time. The main pigments responsible for sensitizing the semiconductor TiO2 coatings in the red algae were identified as phycoerythrin, carotenoid, and chlorophyll. The efficiency of a DSSC made from red algae was compared to that of a solar cell made from chlorophyll alone. The photovoltaic performance of the DSSC was evaluated through photocurrent density to photovoltage (J-V) characteristic analysis, and the efficiency was found to be 0.93%. To gain insights into its behavior, the absorbance and photoluminescence in a broad range were studied. Both absorbance and photoluminescence exhibited a broad-spectrum range. Additionally, electronic properties, such as HOMO, LUMO, energy gap, and chemical reactivity parameters, were studied using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
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- Rania Anoua
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, 1166, El Jadida, BP, Morocco.
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
- Research, Development and Innovation Laboratory, Mundiapolis University, 20180, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, 1166, El Jadida, BP, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, 1166, El Jadida, BP, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, 1166, El Jadida, BP, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Chemistry Organic, Bioorganic and Environment, Faculty of Science, University Chouaib Doukkali, 24000, El Jadida, Morocco
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- University of Angers, MOLTECH-Anjou, UMR CNRS 6200, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex 01, France
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- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
- Department of Automatic and Measurement Systems, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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Marjanowska A, El Karout H, Guichaoua D, Sahraoui B, Płóciennik P, Zawadzka A. Topography and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Thin Films Containing Iodide-Based Hybrid Perovskites. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 14:50. [PMID: 38202504 PMCID: PMC10780914 DOI: 10.3390/nano14010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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This article covers selected properties of organic-inorganic thin films of hybrid perovskites with the summary formulas CH3NH3MI3, where M = Pb, Cd, Ge, Sn, Zn. The paper discusses not only the history, general structure, applications of perovskites and the basics of the theory of nonlinear optics, but also the results of experimental research on their structural, spectroscopic, and nonlinear optical properties. The samples used in all presented studies were prepared in the physical vapor deposition process by using co-deposition from two independent thermal sources containing the organic and inorganic parts of individual perovskites. Ultimately, thin layers with a thickness of the order of nanometers were obtained on glass and crystalline substrates. Their structural properties were characterized by atomic force microscopy imaging. Spectroscopic tests were used to confirm the tested films' transmission quality and determine previously unknown physical parameters, such as the absorption coefficient and refractive index. Experimental results of the nonlinear optical properties were obtained by studying the second and third harmonic generation processes and using initial sample polarization in the so-called Corona poling process. The obtained experimental results allowed us to determine the second- and third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility of the tested materials.
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- Agnieszka Marjanowska
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
- LPhiA, SFR Matrix, University of Angers, Bd Lavoisier 2, 49045 Angers CEDEX 2, France; (H.E.K.); (D.G.); (B.S.)
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- LPhiA, SFR Matrix, University of Angers, Bd Lavoisier 2, 49045 Angers CEDEX 2, France; (H.E.K.); (D.G.); (B.S.)
- MOLTECH-Anjou-UMR CNRS 6200, SFR MATRIX, University of Angers, 49000 Angers, France
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- LPhiA, SFR Matrix, University of Angers, Bd Lavoisier 2, 49045 Angers CEDEX 2, France; (H.E.K.); (D.G.); (B.S.)
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- LPhiA, SFR Matrix, University of Angers, Bd Lavoisier 2, 49045 Angers CEDEX 2, France; (H.E.K.); (D.G.); (B.S.)
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- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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Soosairaj A, Gunasekaran A, Anandan S, Asirvatham LR. Synergetic effect of Leucophyllum frutescens and Ehretia microphylla dyes in enhancing the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:52895-52905. [PMID: 36843160 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26132-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The use of new natural dyes derived from Leucophyllum frutescens and Ehretia microphylla as well as their combination in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been explored for the first time in the current work. The primary pigments that sensitize the semiconductor TiO2 films were found to be carotenoid, anthocyanin, and chlorophyll. Pigments from Leucophyllum frutescens and Ehretia microphylla were designated as LF and EM, and their mixture blended at volume percent of 50:50, 75:25, and 25:75 were labeled as LE1, LE2, and LE3, respectively. The absorption range, emission intensities, and the functional groups of the dyes and dye-loaded TiO2 photo-anode films were analyzed using ultraviolet-visible, photoluminescence and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The surface morphology of bare and sensitized TiO2 films was identified through scanning electron microscopy (SEM). To evaluate the photovoltaic performance of the fabricated devices, the current-voltage characteristics, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis and incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency measurements were performed. The study found that the co-sensitized cell LE2 outperformed both single and mixed dye-based cells, achieving a maximum conversion efficiency of 1.33% with a Voc of 516 mV and a Jsc of 2.55 mA cm-2. This synergetic effect of natural dyes proved the superior performance of DSSCs with co-sensitization.
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- Amutha Soosairaj
- Department of Physics, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620002, India
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- Nanomaterials and Solar Energy Conversion Lab, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India
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- Nanomaterials and Solar Energy Conversion Lab, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India
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- Department of Physics, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620002, India.
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Laouid A, Belghiti AA, Wisniewski K, Hajjaji A, Sahraoui B, Zawadzka A. Generation of red light with intense photoluminescence assisted by Forster resonance energy transfer from Znq 2 and DCM thin films. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022:10.1007/s11356-022-23217-z. [PMID: 36190630 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23217-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this work, a novel experimental investigation of photoluminescence properties of Znq2 thin films co-doped with different concentrations of DCM were performed. The thin films were successfully deposited on glass substrates with different compositions, under high vacuum, by using the vacuum evaporation technique. For all compositions, the photoluminescence was measured at room temperature and also at low temperature in a wide range from 77 to 300 K with a step of 25 K in a high vacuum. The lifetime of the sample studied in real time was also measured using the decay time technique. The results obtained confirm that the doping influences the intensity of the DCM photoluminescence and also shows a complete energy transfer occurred from Znq2 to DCM which may have shifted the photoluminescence peak from Znq2 to the orange wavelength region which is related to DCM. The lifetime of the sample studied in real time was about 4.47 ns for Znq2 and while all the other samples showed two decay time components. As a result, the doping influences the optical properties of Znq2 and makes it a potential candidate for optoelectronic applications.
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- Amina Laouid
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5, PL 87-100, Torun, Poland.
- National School of Applied Sciences, Engineering Science for Energy Laboratory, Chouaib Doukkali University of El Jadida, El Jadida, Morocco.
- Centrer for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Wilenska 4, PL 87-100, Torun, Poland.
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- National School of Applied Sciences, Engineering Science for Energy Laboratory, Chouaib Doukkali University of El Jadida, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5, PL 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- National School of Applied Sciences, Engineering Science for Energy Laboratory, Chouaib Doukkali University of El Jadida, El Jadida, Morocco
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- LPHIA, SFR MATRIX, University of Angers, Physics Department, 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49045, ANGERS cedex 2, France
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5, PL 87-100, Torun, Poland
- Centrer for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Wilenska 4, PL 87-100, Torun, Poland
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Chawla H, Garg S, Rohilla J, Szamosvölgyi Á, Efremova A, Szenti I, Ingole PP, Sápi A, Kónya Z, Chandra A. Visible LED-light driven photocatalytic degradation of organochlorine pesticides (2,4-D & 2,4-DP) by Curcuma longa mediated bismuth vanadate. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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