ROLE OF HETEROCYCLIC DYE (METHYLENE BLUE) WITH REDUCTANT AND MICELLES IN PHOTOGALVANIC CELL FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE

Studies of heterocyclic dye (Methylene blue) with rand micelles in photogalvanic cell contain ing Methylene blue-EDTA-TX100 system for solar energy conversion and storage The photopotential and photocurrent of the cell is observed 845.0 mV and 420.0 μA respectively. The conversion efficiency and fill factor of the cell are determined 1.08 % and 0.2488 respectively. The storage capacity (performance) of the cell is observed 160. 0 minutes in dark. The effects of different paramet ers on the electrical output of the cell were observed and current-voltage (i-V) charac teristics of the cell were also studied. The mechan ism is proposed for the generation of photocurrent in photogalvanic cell.