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Table 1

Element	Line Type	Apparent Concentration	k Ratio	Wt%	Wt% Sigma	Atomic %
O	K series	10.11	0.03401	30.63	0.37	66.18
S	K series	7.76	0.06687	14.83	0.18	15.99
Ti	K series	1.01	0.01007	2.55	0.15	1.84
Cd	L series	19.67	0.19672	52.00	0.37	15.99
Total:	-	-	-	100.00		100.00

Table 1: The atomic composition of elements in TiO2 photoanode decorated with CdS QDs

Table 2

Samples	VOC (mV)	JSC (mA/cm2)	FF	η%
M1	721	12.35	0.5	4.45
M2	515	5.6	0.33	0.95

Table 2: The photoelectrochemical parameters of M1 and M2 cells.

Table 3

Samples	VOC (mV)	JSC (mA/cm2)	FF	η%
M3	660	7.7	0.47	2.38

Table 3: The photoelectrochemical parameters of the M3 cell.

Table 4

Samples	VOC (mV)	JSC (mA/cm2)	FF	η%
M4	645	9.8	0.5	3.16

Table 4: The photoelectrochemical parameters of M4 cell.

Table 5

Samples	VOC (mV)	JSC (mA/cm2)	FF	η%
M5	700	14.24	0.59	5.91

Table 5: The photoelectrochemical parameters of M5 cell.

FIGURE 1

Figure 1: A schematic of DSSCs

FIGURE 2

Figure 2: X-ray diffraction patterns of (a) TiO2 nanoparticles and (b) the TiO2 photoanode decorated with CdS QDS

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Figure 3: Surface FESEM images of TiO2 nanoparticles before (a) and after (b) deposition of CdS QDS and (c) EDX spectra of TiO2 photoanode decorated with CdS QDS

FIGURE 4

Figure 4: UV-Visible absorbance spectrum of natural dye extracted from LT fruit (a) FTO/TiO2/12CdS (b) and M5 Cell (c)

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Figure 5: J�V characteristic curves of M1 and M2 cells

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Figure 6: J�V characteristic curves of M3 cell

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Figure 7: J�V characteristic curves of M4 cell

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Figure 8: A schematic diagram of the make-up and the operational principle of M5 cell

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Figure 9: J�V characteristic curves of M5 cell