Optimum Efficiency of Photogalvanic Cell for Solar Energy Conversion: Lissamine Green B-Ascorbic Acid-NaLS System - Smart Grid and Renewable Energy

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Optimum Efficiency of Photogalvanic Cell for Solar Energy Conversion: Lissamine Green B-Ascorbic Acid-NaLS System ()

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DOI: 10.4236/sgre.2013.43037 4,515 Downloads 7,485 Views Citations

Author(s)

Kishna Ram Genwa, Kewal Singh

Affiliation(s)

Department of Chemistry, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India..

ABSTRACT

Photogalvanic cells are photoelectrochemical cells chargeable in light for solar energy conversion and storage. They may be energy source for the future, if their electrical performance is increased. In this study, a photosensitizer Lissamine green B, a reductant Ascorbic acid and a surfactant NaLS have been used in the photogalvanic cell. The generated photopotential and photocurrent are 850.0 mV and 375.0 μA respectively. The conversion efficiency of the cell, fill factor and the cell performance were observed 1.0257%, 0.2598% and 170.0 minutes in dark respectively. The effects of different parameters on the electrical output of the photogalvanic cell were observed. A mechanism was proposed for the photogeneration of electrical energy.

KEYWORDS

Lissamine Green B; Ascorbic Acid; Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (NaLS); Photopotential; Photocurrent; Fill Factor; Conversion Efficiency

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K. Genwa and K. Singh, "Optimum Efficiency of Photogalvanic Cell for Solar Energy Conversion: Lissamine Green B-Ascorbic Acid-NaLS System," Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, Vol. 4 No. 3, 2013, pp. 306-311. doi: 10.4236/sgre.2013.43037.

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