The objective of study is to investigate the absorbance and electrochemical properties of natural indigo dyes. The natural indigo dyes were extracted from Indigofera tinctoria leaves. The solution was kept in alkaline condition and the reductor used was Sodium dithionite (Na_2S_2O_4). The absorbance and electrochemical properties were tested by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The results show that the absorbance spectrum of dyes was at a wavelength from 375 to 475. The dyes also have C=C, C-H, and C-N which important for anchoring in semiconductors. Moreover, the level energy of highest occupied molecular orbital and that of lowest unoccupied molecular orbital from indigo dyes were -4.89 eV and -4.035 eV, respectively. The findings show that the natural indigo dye has promising properties for dyeing of photo-anode in solar energy harvester.
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