A LOW-COST TIO2 BASED SOLAR CELL USING ANTHOCYANINE AS DYE FROM POMEGRANATE

Abstract

The solar cell has been widely used nowadays as an alternative source of electricity. Solar electricity is cheaper in a long run and the critical capital cost is more expensive. The cost can be minimised if alternative can be done in its design. Here in this research paper efforts are done to do one of such alternative i.e, a low cost TiO2 based solar cell using anthocyanine as dye .The dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is an  electrochemical solar cell where light absorption accurs by dye molecules attached to a nanostructure TiO2 electrode .In the present study a dye used is obtained from pomegranate juice. The performance of the DSSC is received in term of the fill factor ,energy conversion efficiency and its long term stability .TiO2 films with nanocrystallin structure was prepared by electron beam evaporation technique. A review is done on the Performance results of organic solar cells categorizing the cells by their device architecture.