Dye sensitized solar cell based on wide band gap nanomaterials

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TW

World Energy Demand

total

2100: 40-50 TW 2050: 25-30 TW

15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 1970 1990 2010 2030

The mean global energy consumption rate was (year of 2000) :13TW The projection is 28TW in 2050 for the global energy demand.

How Much Solar Energy? Energy used by Earths Inhabitants: 400 EJ in ONE YEAR Energy from the Sun: 10,800 EJ in ONE DAY 27X More than Used in One Year

1 EJ = 1x1018 J

Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Types of Technology
Single-crystal silicon solar cell

Advantages
1. 30-35 % efficiency

Disadvantages
1. Producing high purity silicon is expensive ($100/kg) 2. High Vacuum and high Temperature 3. The energy payback time is around 4 years 4. Not flexible

Dye-sensitized Solar Cell

1. Lab environment preparation 2. The energy payback time is around 3 months. 3. Flexible, Multicolour, Transparent 4. >15% efficiency

Methodology

High quality film The film deposited are uniform Control of Porous Variety of materials on a variety of substrates Various thickness

Screen printed high quality mesoporous TiO2 films for solar energy harvesting.

Ruthenium based dye molecules shall be employed as a sensitizer .

Dye is one of the key components for high power conversion efficiencies.

 Low cost investment Fabrication (technology, flexibility in shape and colour , transparency) Realtively better performance ( high temperature) The industrial interest in DSSC is also strong with large multinational companies Sharp, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Corus, Toyota etc Light weight

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