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    Plastic solar cells convert light energy, including infrared light, into electrical energy. They use nanorods dispersed in a polymer layer between electrodes. When sunlight or heat is absorbed by the nanorods, electrons are able to move freely between the cells, producing a current. While still relatively expensive, plastic solar cells have potential advantages over conventional silicon-based solar cells in that they can still generate power on cloudy days and are lightweight and flexible enough to apply to surfaces like car panels or clothing. Researchers continue working to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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    Plastic solar cells convert light energy, including infrared light, into electrical energy. They use nanorods dispersed in a polymer layer between electrodes. When sunlight or heat is absorbed by the nanorods, electrons are able to move freely between the cells, producing a current. While still relatively expensive, plastic solar cells have potential advantages over conventional silicon-based solar cells in that they can still generate power on cloudy days and are lightweight and flexible enough to apply to surfaces like car panels or clothing. Researchers continue working to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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    Plastic solar cells convert light energy, including infrared light, into electrical energy. They use nanorods dispersed in a polymer layer between electrodes. When sunlight or heat is absorbed by the nanorods, electrons are able to move freely between the cells, producing a current. While still relatively expensive, plastic solar cells have potential advantages over conventional silicon-based solar cells in that they can still generate power on cloudy days and are lightweight and flexible enough to apply to surfaces like car panels or clothing. Researchers continue working to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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    Plastic solar cells convert light energy, including infrared light, into electrical energy. They use nanorods dispersed in a polymer layer between electrodes. When sunlight or heat is absorbed by the nanorods, electrons are able to move freely between the cells, producing a current. While still relatively expensive, plastic solar cells have potential advantages over conventional silicon-based solar cells in that they can still generate power on cloudy days and are lightweight and flexible enough to apply to surfaces like car panels or clothing. Researchers continue working to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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    PLASTIC SOLAR CELL

    { SOLAR TECHNOLOGY }
    WHAT IS SOLAR CELL?
     The basic idea of a solar cell is to convert light energy into electrical
    energy. The energy of light is transmitted by photons, small packets
    or quantums of light. Electrical energy is stored in electromagnetic
    fields, which in turn can make a current of electrons flow. Thus a
    solar cell converts light, a flow of photons, to electric current, a flow
    of electrons.
    BASIC PRINCIPLE
    WORKING OF CONVENTIONAL
    SOLAR CELL
    Process

     Basically a solar cell is


    made up of silicon based
    layer called PV cells in
    which it absorbs heat from
    the sun and produces
    energy.
     This energy from the sun
    excites the electrons to flow
    freely between the cells and
    this produces current and is
    absorbed by the conductor
    around the cells.
    WORLDWIDE CUMULATIVE
    CAPACITY SINCE 1992
    THE FOLLOWING ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES
    OF SOLAR CELLS

     Amorphous Silicon solar cell


     Biohybrid solar cell

     Plastic solar cell

     Quantum dot solar cell

     Multi-junction solar cell

     etc
    INFRARED PLASTIC SOLAR CELL
    Scientists have invented a
    plastic solar cell that can turn the
    suns power into electrical energy
    even on a cloudy day

    The new material uses


    nanotechnology and absorbs the
    infrared part of the sun’s energy.
    It uses the 1st generation solar
    cells which absorbs energy
    efficiently.
    WORKING OF PLASTIC SOLAR CELL
     The solar cell consists of  Solar energy given to
    nanorods dispersed in the earth is 10000 times than
    cell and present in a layer what we consume and if
    between electrodes. we use 1% of it we can
    Nanorods are made of overcome our power.
    cadmium selenide having
    diameter 7 nm and length
    60 nm and is coated by
    aluminum and heat is
    absorbed by the cells and
    are used to move
    electrons freely forming
    current.
    IMPROVEMENTS
     Some of the obvious improvements include better light
    collection and concentration, which already are
    employed in commercial solar cells.
     Significant improvements can be made in the plastic,
    nanorods mix, too, ideally packing the nanorods closer
    together, perpendicular to the electrodes, using minimal
    polymer, or even none-the nanorods would transfer their
    electrons more directly to the electrode.
     In their first-generation solar cells, the nanorods are
    jumbled up in the polymer, leading to losses of current
    via electron-hole recombination and thus lower
    efficiency.
     They also hope to tune the nanorods to absorb different
    colors to span the spectrum of sunlight. An eventual
    solar cell has three layers each made of nanorods that
    absorb at different wavelength.
    APPLICATIONS
     Silicon possesses some nano scale properties. This
    is being exploited in the development of a super
    thin disposable solar panel poster which could
    offer the rural dwellers a cheap and an alternative
    source of power.
     A hydrogen powered car painted with the film could
    potentially convert energy into electricity to continually
    recharge the car’s battery.
    Other uses of
    plastic solar cell
    LIMITATIONS
     The biggest problem with this is cost effectiveness. But
    that could change with new material. But chemists have
    found a way to make cheap plastic solar cells flexible
    enough to paint onto any surface and potentially able to
    provide electricity for wearable electronics or other low
    power devices.
     Relatively shorter life span when continuously
    exposed to sunlight.
     Could possibly require higher maintenance and
    constant monitoring.
    CONCLUSION
     Plastic solar cells help in exploiting the
    infrared radiation from the suns rays. They
    are more effective when compared to the
    conventional solar cell. The major advantage
    that they can even work on cloudy days. They
    are more compact and less bulkier.
     At present, cost is a major draw back, it is
    bound be solved in the future
    oAs explained earlier, if the solar farms can
    become a reality, it could possibly solve the
    planets problem of depending too much on the
    fossil fuels, without a chance of even polluting
    the environment.
    Thank you

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