University Department of Physics (MU)

M. Sc. (SEM – II) (2020-21), Practical Write-up

Experiment No 4

STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLAR CELL

 Title: Study of Solar cell and J – V characteristics of solar cell

 Theory
1) Principle and working of solar cell
2) Types of solar cells
a) Silicon solar cells
b) Thin film solar cells
c) Quantum dot sensitized solar cells
d) Dye sensitized solar cells
e) Organic solar cells
3) Solar cell parameters
4) Efficiency of Solar cells

 Observations
Pin: 100 mW/ cm2, area of cell (0.25 × 0.25) cm2
FF: Cell 1- 0.764, Cell 2- 0.65, Cell 3 – 0.57
 Observation table

Voltage J cell-1 J cell-2 J cell-3

(V) (mA/cm2) (mA/cm (mA/cm2
2

) )
0.78 -1.5 0 0
0.77 -1 0 0
0.765 -0.5 0 0
0.76 0.1 0 0
0.755 0.7 0 0
0.75 1.3 -2 0
0.745 1.9 -1 0
0.735 2.5 0 0
0.725 3 0.6 0
0.72 3.5 0.9 -2
0.71 4 1.5 -1

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0.7 4.5 2 0
0.69 5 2.5 0.8
0.68 5.5 3 1.3
0.67 6 3.5 1.7
0.66 6.5 4 2.1
0.65 7 4.5 2.4
0.64 7.5 5 2.7
0.63 8 5.5 3
0.62 8.5 6 3.4
0.61 9 6.55 3.8
0.6 9.4 7 4.1
0.595 9.6 7.4 4.3
0.58 10 7.8 4.8
0.57 10.5 8.2 5.2
0.56 10.75 8.7 5.5
0.55 11 9 5.9
0.54 11.3 9.5 6.2
0.52 11.65 9.9 6.8
0.5 11.8 10.35 7.4
0.48 12 10.65 7.8
0.45 12.1 10.9 8.2
0.42 12.2 11 8.4
0.39 12.3 11.1 8.5
0.36 12.4 11.15 8.6
0.33 12.5 11.25 8.7
0.3 12.6 11.35 8.8
0.27 12.7 11.45 8.9
0.24 12.75 11.55 9
0.2 12.85 11.65 9.1
0.17 12.9 11.7 9.2
0.13 12.95 11.75 9.28
0.1 13 11.8 9.35
0.07 13.1 11.85 9.45
0.04 13.2 11.9 9.55
0 13.25 11.9 9.6

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M. Sc. (SEM – II) (2020-21), Practical Write-up

 Plot the graph of J vs V:

 Efficiency Calculation:

where, )

where,

 Result:

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