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Status and outlook of sensitizers/dyes used in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC): a review (2016)
Journal Article
Shalini, S., Balasundaraprabhu, R., Kumar, T. S., Prabavathy, N., Senthilarasu, S., & Prasanna, S. (2016). Status and outlook of sensitizers/dyes used in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC): a review. International Journal of Energy Research, 40(10), 1303-1320. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3538

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have become a topic of significant research in the last two decades because of their scientific importance in the area of energy conversion. Currently, DSSC is using inorganic ruthenium (Ru)-based, metal-free organi... Read More about Status and outlook of sensitizers/dyes used in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC): a review.

Conjugate refractive–reflective homogeniser in a 500x Cassegrain concentrator: design and limits (2016)
Journal Article
Shanks, K., Baig, H., Senthilarasu, S., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2016). Conjugate refractive–reflective homogeniser in a 500x Cassegrain concentrator: design and limits. IET Renewable Power Generation, 10(4), 440-447. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2015.0371

In this study, we present the conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser (CRRH) to be used in a 500× Cassegrain photovoltaic concentrator. The CRRH is a dielectric crossed v-trough lined with a reflective film whilst maintaining an air gap between t... Read More about Conjugate refractive–reflective homogeniser in a 500x Cassegrain concentrator: design and limits.

Small-Volume Fabrication of a 144-Cell Assembly for High-Concentrating Photovoltaic Receivers (2016)
Journal Article
Micheli, L., Fernández, E. F., Sarmah, N., Senthilarasu, S., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2016). Small-Volume Fabrication of a 144-Cell Assembly for High-Concentrating Photovoltaic Receivers. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138(3), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032887

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is a solution that is gaining attention worldwide as a potential global player in the future energy market. Despite the impressive development in terms of CPV cell efficiency recorded in the last few years, a lack of... Read More about Small-Volume Fabrication of a 144-Cell Assembly for High-Concentrating Photovoltaic Receivers.

Fully spray-coated organic solar cells on woven polyester cotton fabrics for wearable energy harvesting applications (2016)
Journal Article
Arumugam, S., Li, Y., Senthilarasu, S., Torah, R., Kanibolotsky, A., Inigo, A., Skabara, P., & Beebya, S. (2016). Fully spray-coated organic solar cells on woven polyester cotton fabrics for wearable energy harvesting applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(15), 5561-5568. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA03389F

This paper presents the novel use of spray-coating to fabricate organic solar cells on fabrics for wearable energy harvesting applications. The surface roughness of a standard woven 65/35 polyester cotton fabric used in this work is of the order of 1... Read More about Fully spray-coated organic solar cells on woven polyester cotton fabrics for wearable energy harvesting applications.

Theoretical investigation considering manufacturing errors of a high concentrating photovoltaic of cassegrain design and its experimental validation (2016)
Journal Article
Shanks, K., Sarmah, N., Ferrer-Rodriguez, J. P., Senthilarasu, S., Reddy, K., Fernández, E. F., & Mallick, T. (2016). Theoretical investigation considering manufacturing errors of a high concentrating photovoltaic of cassegrain design and its experimental validation. Solar Energy, 131, 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.050

A compact high concentrating photovoltaic module based on cassegrain optics is presented; consisting of a primary parabolic reflector, secondary inverse parabolic reflector and a third stage homogeniser. The effect of parabolic curvatures, reflector... Read More about Theoretical investigation considering manufacturing errors of a high concentrating photovoltaic of cassegrain design and its experimental validation.

Bioremediation of Azo Dye Containing Textile Effluent using Adapted Bacterial Strains under Subsequent Microaerophilic-Aerobic Conditions (2016)
Journal Article
Rajendran, R., Sundaram, S., Prabhavathi, P., Sridevi, B., Kumar, S., & Santhanam, P. (2016). Bioremediation of Azo Dye Containing Textile Effluent using Adapted Bacterial Strains under Subsequent Microaerophilic-Aerobic Conditions. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 75(2), 124-130

Textile effluents are causing a wholesome of trouble in our vicinity, which needs to be taken good care of before being discharged in to the natural surroundings. In our present study, we have isolated about 5 different bacterial strains from azo dye... Read More about Bioremediation of Azo Dye Containing Textile Effluent using Adapted Bacterial Strains under Subsequent Microaerophilic-Aerobic Conditions.

Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design (2016)
Journal Article
Shanks, K., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2016). Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 60, 394-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.089

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems are a key step in expanding the use of solar energy. Solar cells can operate at increased efficiencies under higher solar concentration and replacing solar cells with optical devices to capture light is an eff... Read More about Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design.

Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells (2016)
Book Chapter
Ghosh, P., Senthilarasu, S., Nixon, T., & Krishnamurthy, S. (2016). Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.04062-5

Inorganic–organic hybrid perovskite solar cells, a low-cost viable substitute to conventional silicon technology, have seen an unparalleled efficiency improvement within a span of few years due to their unique tunable properties. These hybrid structu... Read More about Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells.