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This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is supporting a summer undegraduate research project at UW.
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=== Lab Manual ===
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This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is adapted from the nanocrystalline solar cell kit from ICE.
 
=== Background ===
This dye sensitized solar cell, also known as a Graetzel cell uses a thin film of titanium dioxide which has been ground to a fine powder (nanocrystalline) to increase its reactive surface area. The TiO<sub>2</sub> is sandwiched between two glass slides that are coated with conductive and transparent indium tin oxide (ITO). The TiO<sub>2</sub> is impregnated with some kind of colored dye, in this case anthocyanin from raspberry juice, which is the chemical which first traps the solar energy and passes the charge to the TiO<sub>2</sub>. Finally the space between the slides is filled with an liquid electrolyte solution of potassium iodide which serves to transport charge (by way of a redox reaction) from the bottom electrode to the dye to complete the circuit.
 
[[Image:500px-Dye_Sensitized_Solar_Cell_Scheme.png‎|thumb|300px|Light hits the dye which frees an electron to be accepted by the TiO<sub>2</sub>, electrons are returned to the dye by a redox reaction in the potassium iodide solution in contact with the rear electrode.]]
[[Image:AssembledCell_small.JPG‎|thumb|left|300px|]]
 
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see wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-sensitized_solar_cells Dye Sensitized solar cells]
 
=== Procedure ===
 
<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Materials_List.pdf</embed_document>
 
<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Safety.pdf</embed_document>


<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf</embed_document>
<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf</embed_document>


[http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf Download lab manual]


=== Video Instructions ===
=== Video Instructions ===
<flowplayer height="480" width="640" autoplay="true">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/PES Operation.flv<flowplayer>
 
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=== Source for materials ===
 
 
[http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/Catalog.html Institute for Chemical Education - Nanocyrstaline Solar Cell Kit]


=== Web Links ===
=== Web Links ===
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[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=12&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapps1.eere.energy.gov%2Feducation%2Flessonplans%2Fpdfs%2Fsolar_4photovoltaicseriescircuits.pdf&ei=k7U_SpPlL42YsgPVhsG7Dw&usg=AFQjCNGAOqaw5SVZlShfIzYOh7un98va8A&sig2=kcbhR0QGLt-ZgOZYo_i0dg Solar cell lesson plan]
[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=12&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapps1.eere.energy.gov%2Feducation%2Flessonplans%2Fpdfs%2Fsolar_4photovoltaicseriescircuits.pdf&ei=k7U_SpPlL42YsgPVhsG7Dw&usg=AFQjCNGAOqaw5SVZlShfIzYOh7un98va8A&sig2=kcbhR0QGLt-ZgOZYo_i0dg Solar cell lesson plan]


[http://www.linux-host.org/energy/aflatcell.html Copper Foil cell]


[http://www.solideas.com/papers/Exploratorium_Solar.pdf Exploratorium version]
[http://www.solideas.com/papers/Exploratorium_Solar.pdf Exploratorium version]
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[http://www.solideas.com/solrcell/coatglas.html Solideas version]
[http://www.solideas.com/solrcell/coatglas.html Solideas version]


[http://nnin.unm.edu/lesson13.pdf New Mexico lesson plans]


[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolardat.uoregon.edu%2Fdownload%2FLessons%2FExperiments_with_PV_Cells.doc&ei=fsc_StfyDoLYsQPz74i7Dw&usg=AFQjCNFbSE6m47W0RIcmMelFydA6Qw9IAA&sig2=Zht50piguJ2P99houu-cMQ More high school lesson plans]
[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsolardat.uoregon.edu%2Fdownload%2FLessons%2FExperiments_with_PV_Cells.doc&ei=fsc_StfyDoLYsQPz74i7Dw&usg=AFQjCNFbSE6m47W0RIcmMelFydA6Qw9IAA&sig2=Zht50piguJ2P99houu-cMQ More high school lesson plans]
'''Lab Interfacing'''
[http://k8.vernier.com/products/interfaces/  Vernier Go!Link USB interface]
[http://sites.google.com/a/flosscience.com/probeware/Home/build-your-own Audacity Oscilloscope using sound card]
[http://www.instructables.com/id/My-home-made-solar-cell-1/  Instructables version]
'''Source for materials'''

Latest revision as of 09:56, 19 August 2014

K-12 Outreach Kits and Labs

This page is devoted to the research and development of a organic solar cell that can be built in a high school chemistry lab. It is adapted from the nanocrystalline solar cell kit from ICE.

Background

This dye sensitized solar cell, also known as a Graetzel cell uses a thin film of titanium dioxide which has been ground to a fine powder (nanocrystalline) to increase its reactive surface area. The TiO2 is sandwiched between two glass slides that are coated with conductive and transparent indium tin oxide (ITO). The TiO2 is impregnated with some kind of colored dye, in this case anthocyanin from raspberry juice, which is the chemical which first traps the solar energy and passes the charge to the TiO2. Finally the space between the slides is filled with an liquid electrolyte solution of potassium iodide which serves to transport charge (by way of a redox reaction) from the bottom electrode to the dye to complete the circuit.

Light hits the dye which frees an electron to be accepted by the TiO2, electrons are returned to the dye by a redox reaction in the potassium iodide solution in contact with the rear electrode.
AssembledCell small.JPG


see wikipedia Dye Sensitized solar cells

Procedure

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Materials_List.pdf</embed_document>

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Safety.pdf</embed_document>

<embed_document width="55%" height="400">http://depts.washington.edu/cmditr/media/Color_lab_manual.pdf</embed_document>

Download lab manual

Video Instructions


Source for materials

Institute for Chemical Education - Nanocyrstaline Solar Cell Kit

Web Links

Alternative Device Instructions

Wisconsin Mrsec TiO2 Example

Student project powerpoint

Solar cell lesson plan


Exploratorium version

Solideas version


More high school lesson plans

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