PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF PRESENTED BY

MRS.:- PADMA TEJASWINI KAMINI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
17X31A0451
 CONTENTS
 Introduction

 Plastic solar cell

 Construction of plastic solar cell

 Working of plastic solar cell

 Improvements

 Comparison

 Applications

 Advantages

 Limitations

 Conclusion

 Reference
 INTRODUCTION

 The plastic solar cells uses nanotechnology and contains the first
solar cells able to harness the sun's invisible infrared rays.

 Plastic solar cells could one day become five more times efficient
that current solar cell technology.

 The working of this type of solar cells is same as that of conventional

solar cells aur of small size and hardness all the rays from sons
radiation.

 Because of their small size and lightweight they exhibit unusual and
interesting properties.
PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

 Plastic solar cell can turn the sun's power into electric energy
even on a cloudy day.

 The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the first

generation solar cells That can harness the sun's invisible
infrared rays.

 Nano particles called quantum dots are combined with a

polymer to make the plastic that can detect energy in the
infrared.
CONSTRUCTION OF PLASTIC
SOLAR CELL
 The solar cell created is actually a hybrid comprised of tiny
Nano rots dispersion in an organic polymer or plastic.

 Nano rods are made of cadmium selenide

 This layer of around 200 Nano meters thickness is sandwiched

between electrodes.

 Electrodes are coated with aluminum

WORKING OF PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

* Nano rods in the plastic solar cell acts like wireless when they absorb
light of specific wavelength they generate an electron and electron hole
vacancy in the rod that moves around just like an electron.
* This electron travels the length of the rot until it is collected by
aluminum electrode
* The hole is transferred to the plastic which is known as a hole carrier and
conveyed to the electrode creating current
WORKING
 IMPROVEMENTS
 Some of the obvious improvements include better light
collection and concentration which already or employed in a
commercial solar cells

 Significant improvements can be e made in the plastic Nano

rods mix too, Ideally packing the Nano rods closer together ,
perpendicular to the electrodes , using minimal polymer, or even
none the Nano rods would transfer their electrons more directly
to the electrode
 COMPARISON
Pv cells
1.Made of some special
material called
semiconductors.
2.Expensive because of
manufacturing process
3.requires large space,
efficiency is less
4.It won't work under
cloudy conditioned
5.it can't harness the sun's
invisible infrared rays
Nano solar cells
1.constructed using Nano
technology
2.cost is less because less
material is used
3.compact and requires
less space , efficiency is
more
4.nano solar cell that can
turns the sun's power into
electricity energy even on
a cloudy days
5.it contains the 2nd
generation solar cell that
can harness the sun's
invisible infrared rays
 APPLICATIONS

 Hydrogen car panted with the film could

convert solar energy into electricity to
continually recharge the car’s battery.
 OCEAN NAVIGATION AIDS

 Ocean Navigation Aids:- Many Lighthouses and most

buoys are now powered bay solar cells.
 ADVANTAGES

1. They are considered to be 30% more efficient when

compared to conventional solar cells

2. Traditional solar cells are bulky panels. This is very

compact.

3. Flexible, roller processed solar cells have the potential to

turn the sun's power into a clean, green, consistent source of
energy.
 LIMITATIONS

 They are very costly.

 Relatively Low Life Span as Compared with PV cell when

continuously exposed to sunlight.

 It requires higher maintenance and constant monitoring.

 FUTURE SCOPE

 Improve the efficiency of plastic solar cell.

 improve the time span of plastic solar cell for widely use.

 Decrease the cost of manufacture of plastic solar cell.

 CONCLUSION

• Plastic solar cells help in exploiting the infrared

Radiation.

• More effective when compared to conventional solar

cells.

* They can even work on cloudy days.

 REFERENCE

• www.Wikipedia.org
• www.Slideshare.net
• www.Quora.com
• www.Sciencedirect.com