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Experimental and numerical thermal analysis of multi-layered microchannel heat sink for concentrating photovoltaic application (2018)
Journal Article
Al Siyabi, I., Khanna, S., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. (2018). Experimental and numerical thermal analysis of multi-layered microchannel heat sink for concentrating photovoltaic application. Energies, 12(1), Article 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12010122

Concentrating photovoltaic has a major challenge due to the high temperature raised during the process which reduces the efficiency of the solar cell. A multi-layered microchannel heat sink technique is considered more efficient in terms of heat remo... Read More about Experimental and numerical thermal analysis of multi-layered microchannel heat sink for concentrating photovoltaic application.

Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing (2018)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Ghosh, A., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing. Materials Letters, 237, 332-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.11.128

Solar and luminous light transmission control using Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) based PV glazing systems (15cm × 15cm × 0.6cm) were evaluated in this work. Indoor spectral characterisation showed that average solar transmission for investigated three di... Read More about Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing.

Soft-template synthesis of high surface area mesoporous titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells (2018)
Journal Article
Selvaraj, P., Roy, A., Ullah, H., Sujatha Devi, P., Tahir, A. A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Soft-template synthesis of high surface area mesoporous titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research, 43(

In the present work, 10 to 14 nm titania nanoparticles with high-packing density are synthesized by the soft-template method using a range of cationic surfactants including cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and dod... Read More about Soft-template synthesis of high surface area mesoporous titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs (2018)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Shanks, K., Baig, H., Zhang, W., Hao, X., Li, Y., …Wu, Y. (2018). Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs. Applied Energy, 231, 972-984.

When integrating photovoltaics into building windows, the photovoltaic glazing modules inhibit the function that glass performs, with the additional function of energy production. Semi-transparent Photovoltaic (STPV) glazing will absorb part of the s... Read More about Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs.

Electricity enhancement and thermal energy production from concentrated photovoltaic integrated with a 3-layered stacked micro-channel heat sink (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siyabi, I. A., Khanna, S., Mallick, T., & Sundaram, S. (2018). Electricity enhancement and thermal energy production from concentrated photovoltaic integrated with a 3-layered stacked micro-channel heat sink. AIP conference proceedings, 2012, Article 0800

The thermal effectiveness of three types of heat sink hsssas been investigated experimentally using a flexible kapton heater to simulate the generated heat from a CPV system for various heating loads. The three heat sinks are an air cooled flat alumi... Read More about Electricity enhancement and thermal energy production from concentrated photovoltaic integrated with a 3-layered stacked micro-channel heat sink.

The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique (2018)
Journal Article
Pitchaiya, S., Natarajan, M., Santhanam, A., Asokan, V., Madurai Ramakrishnan, V., Selvaraj, Y., …Velauthapillai, D. (2018). The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique. Mate

Here, we have introduced a facile solid-state route assisted method to prepare CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite nanoparticles (PNs) and together with a facile - powder press technique, for the deposition of prepared PNs - a solution cum vacuum-free route. The p... Read More about The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique.

Improving spectral modification for applications in solar cells: A review (2018)
Journal Article
Day, J., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2019). Improving spectral modification for applications in solar cells: A review. Renewable Energy, 132, 186-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.101

The spectral mismatch between solar cells and incident radiation is a fundamental factor limiting their efficiencies. There exist materials and luminescent processes which can modify the incident sunlight’s properties to better suit the cell’s optima... Read More about Improving spectral modification for applications in solar cells: A review.

A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (2018)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Sujatha Devi, P., Karazhanov, S., Mamedov, D., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2018). A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells. AIP advances, 8(7), Article 070701. https://doi.org/10.10

A contribution of counter electrode (CE) emphasis a great impact towards enhancement of a dye-sensitized solar cell's (DSSC) performance and Pt based CE sets a significant benchmark in this field. Owing to cost effective noble metal, less abundance a... Read More about A review on applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Colour properties and glazing factors evaluation of multicrystalline based semi-transparent Photovoltaic-vacuum glazing for BIPV application (2018)
Journal Article
Ghosh, A., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2019). Colour properties and glazing factors evaluation of multicrystalline based semi-transparent Photovoltaic-vacuum glazing for BIPV application. Renewable Energy, 131, 730-736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renen

Low heat loss vacuum glazing offers high heat insulation for indoor space, which reduces the building’s heating energy demand. However, the transparent nature of this glazing allows similar daylight to double glazing that creates discomfort glare. Do... Read More about Colour properties and glazing factors evaluation of multicrystalline based semi-transparent Photovoltaic-vacuum glazing for BIPV application.

Investigation of thermal and electrical performances of a combined semi-transparent PV-vacuum glazing (2018)
Journal Article
Ghosh, A., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2018). Investigation of thermal and electrical performances of a combined semi-transparent PV-vacuum glazing. Applied Energy, 228, 1591-1600

Combined semi-transparent PV-vacuum glazing provides low overall heat transfer coefficient, reduces solar heat gain, generates clean electricity and admits comfortable daylight. In this work, thermal and electrical performances of a multicrystalline... Read More about Investigation of thermal and electrical performances of a combined semi-transparent PV-vacuum glazing.