Artificial Leaf DIY selfmade very cheap solar cell

[onthecuttingedge2005]

something like this.

[triffid]

Of course,chlorophyll would degrade if exposed to too high a heat or maybe even too much light?Perhaps an inorganic dye would be better but not as cheap as chlorophyll would be since you can get it from plants.triffid

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Of course,chlorophyll would degrade if exposed to too high a heat or maybe even too much light?Perhaps an inorganic dye would be better but not as cheap as chlorophyll would be since you can get it from plants.triffid

@triffid
That thought had crossed my mind as well.  But wouldn't dye suffer from the same effects as the chlorophyll?

Here's an idea:
Shine a light on lots(large amounts arranged in sheets) of photochemically active compounds and wire the substrate to collect electricity.  There's already a patent for such a process, but I don't know the number.      

--Lee

[triffid]

I think its possible an inorganic dye would not be as prone to degradation as an organic dye but of course it depends of the inorganic dye (and I have done no research on it) so I am just thinking out loud here.I figure one could add as much dye to the cell as they want.So maybe more dye = more power output?I hope thats the case with Chlorophyll(remember my it's only 2% efficient post?).Triffid

[onthecuttingedge2005]

these are the kind of dyes that would benefit solar cell technology.