Chlorophyll Enhanced Performance Of Silicon Solar Cell (A Preliminary Report)

Chlorophyll Enhanced Performance Of Silicon Solar Cell (A Preliminary Report) presenters: Godwin Idemudia and Abel Jacob Federal University Wukari, Nigeria Abstract Solar cells or photovoltaics abstract irradiation from the sun and convert same to electrical energy by initiating flow of electrons; while plants use photon energy to break water molecule in a light reaction process in the thylakoid membrane. The project is to abstract the electrons so created for current generation before activation of the Kreb cycle. TiO2 serves as the photoanode while carbon serves as the cathode. Short circuit current of 0.030 mAcm-2 was detected on a 0.25 volts leading to an initial efficiency of 0.0513%. The chlorophyll is extracted from tea leaves (Camellia Sinesis) commonly grown in the Mambilla Plateau of Taraba State, Nigeria. Brief Biography Godwin Osama Idemudia is a Professor of Renewable Energy, born in Benin City, Nigeria, He attended the university of Ilorin, Ilorin Nigeria form 1977 to