Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fossil fuel derived GQD as a photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells Subject The topic of the resource Fossil fuel; Nanoparticles; Sensitizer; Solar Energy Materials Description An account of the resource Solar energy is an abundantly available renewable source, and several generations of photovoltaic cells have been developed for harnessing it. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are viable and potent solar energy harvesters. Sensitizer, a vital part of DSSC, has been researched for years. Alternatively, fossil fuel-Lignite is one of the world's least explored energy sources. Unfortunately, it has been used as a fuel for power generation and tagged as a pollutant. Therefore, in this study, we use lignite-derived graphene quantum dots (GQD) as a DSSC sensitizer and attempt to add value. GQDs with varied bandgaps were obtained and used as sensitizers, and a maximum PCE of 2.87 % was obtained. Additionally, GQD sensitizers were exposed to UV light for 48 h, and the fabricated device exhibited 2.90 % efficiency, showing the photostability of GQDs. Furthermore, the device showed a higher Rrec of 166.57 ?, substantiating the better performance of DSSC. Thus, sensitizers derived from lignite showed a novel use for feedstock previously used for combustion. 2023 Elsevier B.V. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rao A.A.; Narendhiran S.; Balachandran M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materials Letters, Vol-357 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135692" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135692</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179627418&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.matlet.2023.135692&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=78ee291cee77691369071ab577b157ee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179627418&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.matlet.2023.135692&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=78ee291cee77691369071ab577b157ee</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 0167577X; CODEN: MLETD Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rao A.A., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Narendhiran S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Balachandran M., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India