Building a Solar Panel for Electricity Generation in the Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

Ezeh Marian Isioma; Okujagu Charity Ukpok-awaji; Ezema Fabian Ifeanyichukwu

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Building a Solar Panel for Electricity Generation in the Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

Ezeh Marian Isioma, Okujagu Charity Ukpok-awaji, Ezema Fabian Ifeanyichukwu

Published in International Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 18 November 2020 Accepted: 15 December 2020 Published: 10 March 2021

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Dye sensitized solar cell have been fabricated since 19191 till date. In the previous year’s seven cells were fabricated and arranged in series to build a solar module for electricity generation under which 2.0 volt diode bulb was lightened. Further study was carried out here where the electrolyte was improved upon using potassium iodide with F- centre factor that enhances light harvesting but in the course of the study the fabricated DSSCs exhibited in stability due to the delay in carrying out the I-V characteristics. Three of these dye sensitized solar cells were successfully fabricated using natural dye from Laali stem bark (Isoplumbagin) dye as sensitizer, with two metallic composition titanium doxide/ Zinc oxide (TiO₂/ZnO) on Flourine doped tin oxide as the substrate which comprises of the Anode or electrode and carbon soot as the counter electrode or the cathode. These three DSSCs were arranged in series to build a solar panel. From the results obtained, Current-voltage characteristics showed that current was 0.03A and voltage 2.0 m A with power output 0.06k watt and the curve showed a forward bias pattern as with the case of a diode. From the pattern of the curve showed that the DSSCs deviated from cells that display efficiency to a diode that operates with the PN theory.

Published in	International Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijpp.20210501.11
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Panel, Anode, Dye, Sensitizer, Carbon Soot, cathode, Fabrication

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Ezeh Marian Isioma; Okujagu Charity Ukpok-awaji; Ezema Fabian Ifeanyichukwu. Building a Solar Panel for Electricity Generation in the Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell. Int. J. Photochem. Photobiol. 2021, 5(1), 1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijpp.20210501.11

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Ezeh Marian Isioma, Okujagu Charity Ukpok-awaji, Ezema Fabian Ifeanyichukwu. Building a Solar Panel for Electricity Generation in the Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell. Int J Photochem Photobiol. 2021;5(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijpp.20210501.11

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Ezeh Marian Isioma

Department of Physics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Okujagu Charity Ukpok-awaji

Department of Physics, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
Ezema Fabian Ifeanyichukwu

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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