Outputs (228)

The colour rendering index and correlated colour temperature of dye-sensitized solar cell for adaptive glazing application (2018)
Journal Article
Ghosh, A., Selvaraj, P., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2018). The colour rendering index and correlated colour temperature of dye-sensitized solar cell for adaptive glazing application. Solar Energy, 163, 537-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.02.021

The colour rendering index (CRI) and correlated colour temperature (CCT) of transmitted daylight through a DSSC glazing is an essential parameter for building interior space comfort. Six small-scale dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated... Read More about The colour rendering index and correlated colour temperature of dye-sensitized solar cell for adaptive glazing application.

ICE report T1. 4: A Community Specific Assessment of Local Energy (2018)
Report
Hardwick, J., Zheng, S., Smith, H. C., Fitch-Roy, O., Williams, J., Connor, P. M., …Iglesias, G. (2018). ICE report T1. 4: A Community Specific Assessment of Local Energy. Penryn, UK: European Union

This report builds on the output generated in ICE reports T1.1.1 and T1.1.2 to assess the current generation and demand characteristics for the two target sites: the island of Ushant off Northwest France and the University of East Anglia campus in No... Read More about ICE report T1. 4: A Community Specific Assessment of Local Energy.

Jet-nebulizer-spray coated copper zinc tin sulphide film for low cost platinum-free electrocatalyst in solar cells (2018)
Journal Article
Kirubakaran, D. D., Pitchaimuthu, S., Dhas, C. R., Selvaraj, P., Karazhanov, S. Z., & Sundaram, S. (2018). Jet-nebulizer-spray coated copper zinc tin sulphide film for low cost platinum-free electrocatalyst in solar cells. Materials Letters, 220, 122-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.02.122

The copper zinc tin sulphide (CZTS) alloy is a promising p-type earth abundant alloy that received profound attention as an electron driven dark catalyst in electrocatalytic reduction reaction. We report about fabrication of p-type CZTS film with the... Read More about Jet-nebulizer-spray coated copper zinc tin sulphide film for low cost platinum-free electrocatalyst in solar cells.

ICE report T1. 1.1: An overview of renewable energy supply potential (2018)
Report
Hardwick, J., Smith, H., Fitch-Roy, O., Connor, P., & Sundaram, S. (2018). ICE report T1. 1.1: An overview of renewable energy supply potential. European Union

This report reviews available renewable energy technologies for remote communities, outlines appropriate methodologies for assessing the available resources, and identifies key constraints. A parallel report, ‘T1.1.2 Policy Issues’, describes the reg... Read More about ICE report T1. 1.1: An overview of renewable energy supply potential.

Morphology tuned BaSnO3 active layer for ambient perovskite solar cells (2018)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Selvaraj, P., Devi, P. S., & Sundaram, S. (2018). Morphology tuned BaSnO3 active layer for ambient perovskite solar cells. Materials Letters, 219, 166-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.02.055

A new type of electron transporting active layer made of BaSnO3 with different morphology, rod and particle is prepared via a wet chemical process for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The effects of this BSO morphology is considered to play an essentia... Read More about Morphology tuned BaSnO3 active layer for ambient perovskite solar cells.

Perforated BaSnO3 nanorods exhibiting enhanced efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells (2018)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Das, P. P., Selvaraj, P., Sundaram, S., & Devi, P. S. (2018). Perforated BaSnO3 nanorods exhibiting enhanced efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells. ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 6(3), 3299-3310. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03479

Here, we report the synthesis of phase pure perforated porous BaSnO3 (BSO) nanorods and their application as an alternative photoanode in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). BaSnO3, synthesized using different amounts of dextran, has been characteriz... Read More about Perforated BaSnO3 nanorods exhibiting enhanced efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells.

Photovoltaics fundamentals, technology and application (2017)
Book Chapter
Messenger, R., Goswami, D. Y., Upadhyaya, H. M., Sundaram, S., Ivaturi, A., Buecheler, S., & Tiwari, A. N. (2017). Photovoltaics fundamentals, technology and application. In D. Yogi Goswami, & F. Kreith (Eds.), Energy Conversion (765-850). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315374192-20

Photovoltaic (PV) conversion is the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity with no intervening heat engine. This chapter briefly reviews the physics of PV electrical generation, followed by a discussion of the PV system design process. The PV... Read More about Photovoltaics fundamentals, technology and application.

Enhancing the efficiency of transparent dye-sensitized solar cells using concentrated light (2017)
Journal Article
Selvaraj, P., Baig, H., Mallick, T. K., Siviter, J., Montecucco, A., Li, W., Paul, M., Sweet, T., Gao, M., Knox, A. R., & Sundaram, S. (2018). Enhancing the efficiency of transparent dye-sensitized solar cells using concentrated light. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 175, 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.10.006

Transparent dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) can be coupled within a building's architecture to provide daylighting and electrical power simultaneously. In this work, the relationship between the transparency and performance of DSSCs is studied by... Read More about Enhancing the efficiency of transparent dye-sensitized solar cells using concentrated light.

Synthesis and photo electrochemical characterization of an extended π-conjugated heteroleptic ruthenium (II) complex (2017)
Journal Article
Jella, T., Selvaraj, P., Upadhyaya, H. M., Mallick, T. K., Sundaram, S., & Giribabu, L. (2017). Synthesis and photo electrochemical characterization of an extended π-conjugated heteroleptic ruthenium (II) complex. MOJ Solar and Photoenergy Systems, 1(2), https://doi.org/10.15406/mojsp.2017.01.00007

A new extended π-conjugate heteroleptic ruthenium(II) complex (m-HRD-1) that contains a 4,4'-bis-2-(5(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)thiophene-2-yl)vinyl)2,2'-bipyridine as ancillary ligand, 4,4’-dicaboxy-2,2'-bipyridine as anchoring group, and two thiocyan... Read More about Synthesis and photo electrochemical characterization of an extended π-conjugated heteroleptic ruthenium (II) complex.

Reliability investigation for a built ultrahigh concentrator prototype (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shanks, E., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. (2017). Reliability investigation for a built ultrahigh concentrator prototype. In AIP Conference Proceedings (020011). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5001410

Ultrahigh concentrator photovoltaics hold a great potential in both reducing the cost of photovoltaic energy and to higher conversion efficiencies. The challenges in their design and manufacturing however have not yet permitted a reliable ultrahigh (... Read More about Reliability investigation for a built ultrahigh concentrator prototype.