Energy was generated by using methanol as a solvent to extract dye from Aspilia africana Flowers. The maximum absorption of the extracted dye was observed at different wavelengths (350-1000nm). TiO2 was annealed at different temperatures and phytochemical screening was done. We observed insignificant presence of anthocyanin compared to flavonoids in the flowers. The solar energy conversion efficiency changes from 0.21% to 0.52%, due to the sintering of the TiO2 at different temperatures. The increase in solar energy conversion efficiency can be attributed to the changes in the morphology, crystalline quality, and the optical properties caused by the sintering effect.
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Aspilia Africana, Methanol, Anthocyanin, Flavonoids and Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
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Adenike Boyo, Henry Boyo, Olasunkanmi Kesinro. (2015). Annealing Effect on Efficiency of Aspilia Africana Flowers Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, 4(4), 137-140. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijrse.20150404.12
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Adenike Boyo; Henry Boyo; Olasunkanmi Kesinro. Annealing Effect on Efficiency of Aspilia Africana Flowers Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2015, 4(4), 137-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20150404.12
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abstract = {Energy was generated by using methanol as a solvent to extract dye from Aspilia africana Flowers. The maximum absorption of the extracted dye was observed at different wavelengths (350-1000nm). TiO2 was annealed at different temperatures and phytochemical screening was done. We observed insignificant presence of anthocyanin compared to flavonoids in the flowers. The solar energy conversion efficiency changes from 0.21% to 0.52%, due to the sintering of the TiO2 at different temperatures. The increase in solar energy conversion efficiency can be attributed to the changes in the morphology, crystalline quality, and the optical properties caused by the sintering effect.},
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