Photogalvanic effect of Mordant red-3 photosensitizer based Photogalvanic Solar Cell in artificial light for simultaneously solar energy conversion and storage

Abstract

Dye sensitized solar cells are expected to be one of the efficient 3^rd            generation solar cells that are generating green energy at low production cost. Since no expensive equipment are required in their fabrication. In this paper review of the structure and operation principles of the Mordant red-3 dye sensitized solar cell is outlined. The main objective of this work is to harness and store the solar energy through Mordant red-3- Ascorbic acid-Ammonium dodecyl sulphatephotogalvanic cell. This in alkaline medium has shown hopeful and very effective improvement in solar energy conversion and storage.The solar conversion efficiency,fill factor, cell performance (as t_1/2), power at power point and equilibrium currentat 10.4 mWcm^-2 has been observed of the order of1.42 %, 0.1183, 120 min, 147.69mW and1234mA respectively.