Photochemical Studies and Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Based On 8-Hydroxyquinoline | ||||
| The International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 7, 7th International Conference on Chemical & Environmental Engineering, May 2014, Page 1-9 PDF (240.28 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/iccee.2014.35402 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| K. A. Ali1; M. S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb2 | ||||
| 1Chemistry Administration. | ||||
| 2NanoPhotochemistry and Solar Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: 8-Hydroxyquinoline(HQ) is a monoprotic bidentate chelating agent, which forms a fluorescent complex with AlCl3 in the ground and the excited states. The formation constants are determined from the least squares fitting of Benesi-Hildebrand and Hill plots. 8-hydroxyquinoline and 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum salt (AlHQ3)show photostabilityin the presence of suspended TiO2 (Degaussa P25). The photostability of the surface complexes (8-HQ-TiO2) and (AlHQ3-TiO2) has been examined in the presence of (I-/I2) electrolyte solution showing a significant changes in the absorption and the fluorescence spectra of AlHQ3 and the rate of the reaction is determined. The photostability results of 8-Hydroxyquinoline favor its exploitation as a sensitizer in dyesensitized solar cell (DSSC). Light into electricity conversion efficiency is calculated from the current -voltage (I-V) curve for 8-HQ sensitized solar cell.Although 8-HQ reveals an appreciatedphotostability, it is not an efficient dye for light to electricity conversion due to its limited light absorption range (290-340nm). | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| photostability; Dye-sensitizedsolarcell; 8-HQ; 8-Hydroxyquinoline aluminum salt | ||||
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