Brown seaweed pigment as a dye source for photoelectrochemical solar cells

Calogero, Giuseppe; Citro, Ilaria; Marco, G. Di; Minicante, Simona Armeli; Morabito, Marina; Genovese, Giuseppa

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2013.09.019

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“…The limited performance of the solar cells sensitized with red seaweed natural dye can be ascribed not only to the low IPCE values, but also to the fact that the IPCE spectrum drops to zero after around 600 nm. However, in literature, even lower IPCE values than our own have been reported for solar cells sensitized with natural dyes [10]. Finally, it can be noted the close resemblance of the IPCE plot with the absorption spectrum illustrated in Figure 2.…”

Section: Solar Cells Performancesupporting

confidence: 62%

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Transparent quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells sensitized with naturally derived pigment extracted from red seaweed

Rapsomanikis

Sygkridou

Voutsinas

et al. 2016

Current Applied Physics

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Section: Solar Cells Performancesupporting

confidence: 62%

“…Calogero et al, extracted chlorophylls from frozen brown alga of the genus Undaria pinnatifida and reported an efficiency of 0.178% [10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transparent quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells sensitized with naturally derived pigment extracted from red seaweed

Rapsomanikis

Sygkridou

Voutsinas

et al. 2016

Current Applied Physics

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“…White LED light includes a very strong blue band, a strong green band, and a weak red band. In contrast, the photosynthetically active spectrum of U. pinnatifida blades (Calogero et al, 2014) has two peaks at the blue and red bands. U. pinnatifida blades do not absorb the green light band.…”

Section: Effects Of Light Color On Macrophyte Growthmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…The quantity of light absorbed in the blade can be determined by multiplying the photosynthetically active spectrum of U. pinnatifida sporophyte blades (Calogero et al, 2014) and the spectrum of each color of LEDs used in our experiment. According to these calculations, the light absorption of U. pinnatifida with white LED light should equal 1, and the light absorption ratios with blue and red LEDs should equal 1.3 and 0.25, respectively.…”

Section: Effects Of Light Color On Macrophyte Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of light conditions on the growth of commercial seaweed Undaria pinnatifida

Yago¹,

Arakawa²,

Saori³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Plant Sci.

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The artificial lighting conditions which promoted growth of the gametophytes and sporophytes of brown alga Undaria pinnatifida were examined. The seaweed was subjected to continuous or intermittent white, blue, or red light. There were notable, but not significant, differences in gametophyte and sporophyte growth between continuous and intermittent (10 4 Hz) white light conditions. Gametophyte growth was promoted most notably by white, followed by blue light. Sporophyte growth length was promoted most notably under intermittent white light, while body length and blade area were promoted notably under continuous white light. Sporophytes under blue or red light withered considerably. The results showed that white light is more beneficial for growth of both U. pinnatifida gametophytes and sporophytes compared with blue or red light. Male and female gametophyte grew more robustly under white light regardless of whether the pattern was intermittent or continuous light. However, the results further indicated that overall continuous white light promoted growth to a greater degree than did intermittent white light. Finally, white light promoted U. pinnatifida sporophyte growth to a greater degree than blue or red light.

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“…As previously reported by many authors, Antarctica is a source of pigment-producing algae and bacteria. In particular, the development of DSSC using pigments from red algae and bacteria has been reported before (Woronowicz et al 2012;Calogero et al 2014;Calogero et al 2015;Enciso and Cerdá 2016;Órdenes-Aenishanslins et al 2016).…”

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Dye sensitized solar cells based on Antarctic Hymenobacter sp. UV11 dyes

Montagni

Enciso

Marizcurrena

et al. 2018

Environmental Sustainability

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Xanthophylls pigments extracted from Hymenobacter sp. UV11 (a bacterium that produces reddish colonies on agar) collected at Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, were tested as sensitizers in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Experiments were performed in the presence and in the absence of a co-adsorbent, a slimy substance produced by UV11 and identified as a polysaccharide during this work. Results suggest that the highest conversion efficiency (0.03%) was obtained when using the orange-xanthophylls pigment in the presence of the α-1,4-glucan both co-extracted from UV11. This work highlights the importance of using co-adsorbents as co-adjuvants in the production of more efficient DSSC manufactured with bacterial dyes. These results may contribute to the development of an exploration program of Antarctic resources, and offer the possibility to start the change in the energetic matrix in that remote area of the Planet, decreasing the environmental impact associated with the use of fossil fuels.

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Brown seaweed pigment as a dye source for photoelectrochemical solar cells

Cited by 83 publications

References 12 publications

Transparent quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells sensitized with naturally derived pigment extracted from red seaweed

Transparent quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells sensitized with naturally derived pigment extracted from red seaweed

Effects of light conditions on the growth of commercial seaweed Undaria pinnatifida

Dye sensitized solar cells based on Antarctic Hymenobacter sp. UV11 dyes

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