Seminar Presentation – 2019

PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

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Presented By:
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Anurag Harsh Roll No.: 201610630

Under the guidance of

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Dr. Basant Kumar Sahu

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OVERVIEW
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 Introduction
 Conventional solar cell
 Disadvantages of conventional solar cell
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 Plastic solar cell

 Working of Plastic solar cell
 Applications
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 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Conclusion
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 Refrences
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INTRODUCTION
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 Nanotechnology is the study and application of extremely small things and

can be used across all the other science fields, such as chemistry, biology,
physics, materials science, and engineering.
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 A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts the

energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a
physical and chemical phenomenon.
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 The plastic solar cells uses nanotechnology and contains the first solar cells
able to harness the sun's invisible, infrared rays
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CONVENTIONAL SOLAR CELL

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 The most common type of solar cells are photovoltaic Cells

(PV cells).
 Converts sunlight directly into electricity .
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 Cells are made of a semiconductor material (e.g.. silicon) .

 Light strikes the PV cell, and a certain portion is absorbed .
 The light energy (in the form of photons) knocks electrons
loose, allowing them to flow freely, forming a current .
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 Metal contacts on the top and bottom of PV cell draws off

the current to use externally as power
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CONVENTIONAL SOLAR CELL

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DISADVANTAGES
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 In conventional solar cell it is observed that only 35% of the

suns total energy is being used.
 The conventional solar cells are not so favorable on cloudy
days.
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 In order to overcome these disadvantages we use PLASTIC

SOLAR CELL
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PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

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 A Plastic solar cell can turn the suns power into electric
energy even on a cloudy day.
 The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the
1st generation solar cells that can harness the sun’s invisible
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infrared rays.
 It uses specially designed Nano particles called quantum
dots. The quantum dots with a polymer to make the plastic
that can detect energy in the infrared region.
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WORKING OF PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

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 It requires semiconductor nano rods (7 nm by 60nm).

 The heart of a solar cell is a 200-nm- thick film.
 It consists of cadmium selenide (CdSe) nano rods and blended
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with P3HT(poly- 3hexylthiophene).

 When Nano rods absorb light they generate an electron and an
electron hole.
 Electron is collected by aluminum electrode.
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 The hole is transferred to the plastic and conveyed to the

electrode, creating a current.
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PLASTIC SOLAR CELL WORKING

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CHARACTERISTICS
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APPLICATIONS
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 Any chip coated in the material could power cell phone or

other wireless devices.
 Ultra high efficient plastic solar cells are expected to work
well in low-light conditions and under artificial light along
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with the increased wavelength region.

 Lightweight and flexible plastic solar cell painted on the back
of it could power portable electronics equipments like PDAS,
laptops and pocket calculators etc. anywhere we can access
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solar energy.
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ADVANTAGES
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 They are considered to be 30% more efficient when

compared to conventional solar cells.
 Traditional solar cells are bulky panels. This is very compact.
 Another advantage is the range of accepted wavelengths.
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 They are more efficient and more practical in application.

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DISADVANTAGES
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 The biggest problem with this is cost effectiveness.

 Relatively shorter life span when continuously exposed to
sunlight.
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 They cannot be used in stormy days.

 Could possibly require higher maintenance and constant
monitoring.
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CONCLUSION
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 Plastic solar cells help in exploiting the infrared radiation.

 More effective when compared to conventional solar cells.
 They can even work on cloudy days.
 Though at present cost is a major drawback, it can be solved
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in the near future.

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REFRENCES
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“Large area plastic solar cell modules,” Materials Science and
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fabricated by a lamination process, “Advanced materials, vol. 20,

no. 3, pp. 415-419, 2008.
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cells. Polymer, vol. 107, no. 1, pp.108-112, 2016.

[4] R. C. Chiechi, R.W. Havenith, J. C. Hummelen, L. J. A. Koster, and
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modeling,” Materials Today, vol. 16, no. 7-8, pp.281-289, 2013.

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