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 Faculty Publications 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/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ninan, Gisa Grace; Varghese, Meera; Balachandran, Manoj; Dean, Sowmya Title A name given to the resource Boosting DSSC Performance: Co-Sensitization With Morinda citrifolia-Derived Carbon Dots for Enhanced Light Harvesting Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Particle and Particle Systems Characterization;Volume;43;Issue;1;Article No.;e00154; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202500154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202500154</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105029051516?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105029051516?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ninan G.G., Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, St. Francis de Sales College (Autonomous), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Varghese M., Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, St. Francis de Sales College (Autonomous), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India, Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Balachandran M., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Dean S., Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait Description An account of the resource This study explores a novel co-sensitization architecture utilizing carbon dots (CDs) derived from Morinda citrifolia in combination with the N719 dye to enhance the light-harvesting efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The CDs were synthesized through a hydrothermal process using an aqueous extract of Morinda citrifolia fruit juice, resulting in a material with broad optical absorption properties. To investigate their effectiveness in DSSCs, the synthesized CDs were incorporated and used with two different co-sensitization strategies. In the first approach (DN), the CDs were initially adsorbed onto the photoanode, followed by sensitization with N719 dye. The second configuration (DND) employed a sandwich structure where the photoanode was sequentially sensitized with CDs, N719 dye, and an additional layer of CDs. In this study, TiO2 was used as the photoanode material, with N719 and CD-modified N719 acting as sensitizers, Iodolyte HI-30 as the electrolyte, and Platisol T/sp as the counter electrode. Among the two configurations, the DND structure exhibited the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.3%, demonstrating the potential of this co-sensitization approach. The significant enhancement in DSSC performance highlights the effectiveness of Morinda citrifolia-derived carbon dots as a promising, cost-effective strategy for improving the efficiency of next-generation DSSCs. 2026 Wiley-VCH GmbH. Subject The topic of the resource carbon dots; cosensitation; dye sensitized solar cells; efficiency; hydrothermal Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley and Sons Inc Relation A related resource ISSN: 9340866; CODEN: PPCHE Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online