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Prototype fabrication and experimental investigation of a conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser in a cassegrain concentrator (2016)
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Shanks, K., Baig, H., Singh, N. P., Senthilarasu, S., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2017). Prototype fabrication and experimental investigation of a conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser in a cassegrain concentrator. Solar Energy, 142, 97-108. https:

The conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser (CRRH) is experimentally tested within a cassegrain concentrator of geometrical concentration ratio 500× and its power output compared to the theoretical predictions of a 7.76% increase. I–V traces are... Read More about Prototype fabrication and experimental investigation of a conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser in a cassegrain concentrator.

Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells (2016)
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Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2017). Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 57, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp

Sn doped TiO2 nanorods with 0.1, 0.25%, 0.5% and 1% dopant compositions were grown by sol-gel and hydrothermal method. Synthesized Sn doped TiO2 nanorods were post treated with Zr and HNO3 and used as photo anode in DSSC with Ru dye and dye extracted... Read More about Zirconium oxide post treated tin doped TiO2 for dye sensitized solar cells.

Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications (2016)
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Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2016). Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications. Applied Physics A, 122, Article 719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-01

Rutile-phase seagrass-like-arranged TiO2 nanorods have been synthesized by low-temperature template-free hydrothermal method. These TiO2 nanorods have been sensitized by flowers of Sesbania grandiflora, leaves of Camellia sinensis and roots of Rubia... Read More about Sea grass like arranged TiO2 nanorods sensitized by natural dyes for solar cell applications.

Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye (2016)
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Prabhavathi, P., Rajendran, R., Sundaram, S. K., Dinesh Kumar, S., Santhanam, P., Premnath, D., …Mi-Kyung, K. (2016). Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye. Journal of Biorem

Vat dyes are aromatic compounds widely used for denim textile industries, this result in a great wastewater problem from this industry due to recalcitrant nature of these dyes. The active protein (ThrH) was purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by DEA... Read More about Molecular docking studies on potent adsorbed receptor of Thrh protein: A new target for biodegradation of indigo dye.

The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices (2016)
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Tahir, A. A., Ullah, H., Sudhagar, P., Mat Teridi, M. A., Devadoss, A., & Sundaram, S. (2016). The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices. Chemical Record, 16(3), 1591-1634. http

Graphene (GR) and its derivatives are promising materials on the horizon of nanotechnology and material science and have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in recent years. The unique atom-thick 2D structure with sp2 hybridization and... Read More about The application of graphene and its derivatives to energy conversion, storage, and environmental and biosensing devices.

A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications (2016)
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Wan, C., Ho, Y., Nunez-Sanchez, S., Chen, L., Lopez-Garcia, M., Pugh, J., …Cryan, M. (2016). A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications. Nano Energy, 26, 392-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.

This paper presents fabrication, measurement and modelling results for a metal-dielectric-metal metasurface absorber for solar thermal applications. The structure uses amorphous carbon as an inter-layer between thin gold films with the upper film pat... Read More about A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications.

Enhanced performance of natural dye sensitised solar cells fabricated using rutile TIO2 nanorods (2016)
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Akila, Y., Muthukumarasamy, N., Agilan, S., Mallick, T. K., Senthilarasu, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2016). Enhanced performance of natural dye sensitised solar cells fabricated using rutile TIO2 nanorods. Optical Materials, 58, 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1

Due to the lower cost, natural dye molecules are good alternatives for the ruthenium based sensitizers in the dye-sensitized solar cells. In this article, we have reported the natural sensitizer based dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated using TiO2... Read More about Enhanced performance of natural dye sensitised solar cells fabricated using rutile TIO2 nanorods.

Status and outlook of sensitizers/dyes used in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC): a review (2016)
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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), 1303-1

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)
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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

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)
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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/1

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.

Theoretical investigation considering manufacturing errors of a high concentrating photovoltaic of cassegrain design and its experimental validation (2016)
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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 experimenta

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.

Fully spray-coated organic solar cells on woven polyester cotton fabrics for wearable energy harvesting applications (2016)
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Arumugam, S., Li, Y., Senthilarasu, S., Torah, R., Kanibolotsky, A., Inigo, A., …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

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.

Bioremediation of Azo Dye Containing Textile Effluent using Adapted Bacterial Strains under Subsequent Microaerophilic-Aerobic Conditions (2016)
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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

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)
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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.