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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. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.201500279

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., Zhu, B., Selvaraj, P., Mallick, T., Senthilarasu, S., & 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.2016.05.013

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/10.1016/j.optmat.2016.05.009

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), 1303-1320. 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)
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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.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)
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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/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.

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 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.

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., 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.

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 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)
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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.

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.

Thickness dependence on structural, dielectric and AC conduction studies of vacuum evaporated Sr doped BaTiO3 thin films (2015)
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Raja, S., Bellan, C. S., Sundaram, S., subramani, G., & Rajamani, R. (2016). Thickness dependence on structural, dielectric and AC conduction studies of vacuum evaporated Sr doped BaTiO3 thin films. Optik, 127(6), 3200-3205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2015.12.072

Barium titanate (BaTiO3) doped with Strontium (BST) nanoparticles prepared by using wet chemical method were thermally evaporated on to well cleaned glass substrates under the vacuum of 2 × 10−5 Torr, using 12A4 Hind Hivac coating unit. The thickness... Read More about Thickness dependence on structural, dielectric and AC conduction studies of vacuum evaporated Sr doped BaTiO3 thin films.

Thin-Film PV Technology (2015)
Book Chapter
Upadhyaya, H. M., Sundaram, S., Ivaturi, A., Buecheler, S., & Tiwari, A. N. (2015). Thin-Film PV Technology. In D. Yogi Goswami, & F. Kreith (Eds.), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b18947-54

Crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology has a lion’s share in the present photovoltaic (PV) industry, contributing more than 85% through the cells and modules based on poly-, mono-, and multicrystalline wafer technology (Mints and Donnelly 2011). The r... Read More about Thin-Film PV Technology.

D–π–A system based on zinc porphyrin dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Combined experimental and DFT–TDDFT study (2015)
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Narra, V. K., Ullah, H., Singh, V. K., Giribabu, L., Senthilarasu, S., Karazhanov, S., Tahir, A. A., Mallick, T. K., & Upadhyaya, H. M. (2015). D–π–A system based on zinc porphyrin dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Combined experimental and DFT–TDDFT study. Polyhedron, 100, 313-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2015.08.035

A series of four new porphyrin-furan dyads were designed and synthesized by having anchoring group either at meso-phenyl or pyrrole-β position of a zinc porphyrin based on donor–π–acceptor (D–π–A) approach. The porphyrin macrocycle acts as donor, fur... Read More about D–π–A system based on zinc porphyrin dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Combined experimental and DFT–TDDFT study.

High-Concentration Optics for Photovoltaic Applications (2015)
Book Chapter
Shanks, K., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). High-Concentration Optics for Photovoltaic Applications. In P. Pérez-Higueras, & E. F. Fernández (Eds.), High Concentrator Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Engineering and Power Plants (85-113). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15039-0_4

The concept of a high-concentration optical system is introduced detailing the various design types and focusing only on those aimed at photovoltaic (PV) applications. This will include point focus, line focus, imaging, nonimaging, and the classical... Read More about High-Concentration Optics for Photovoltaic Applications.

White butterflies as solar photovoltaic concentrators (2015)
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Shanks, K., Senthilarasu, S., Ffrench-Constant, R. H., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). White butterflies as solar photovoltaic concentrators. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 12267. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep12267

Man’s harvesting of photovoltaic energy requires the deployment of extensive arrays of solar panels. To improve both the gathering of thermal and photovoltaic energy from the sun we have examined the concept of biomimicry in white butterflies of the... Read More about White butterflies as solar photovoltaic concentrators.

Review on natural dye sensitized solar cells: Operation, materials and methods (2015)
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Shalini, S., Balasundara prabhu, R., Prasanna, S., Mallick, T. K., & Senthilarasu, S. (2015). Review on natural dye sensitized solar cells: Operation, materials and methods. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 51, 1306-1325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.052

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) have become a topic of significant research in the last two decades because of their fundamental and scientific importance in the area of energy conversion. Ease of fabrication with widely available materials coupled... Read More about Review on natural dye sensitized solar cells: Operation, materials and methods.

Inkjet-printed TiO2 nanoparticles from aqueous solutions for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) (2015)
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Cherrington, R., Hughes, D. J., Senthilarasu, S., & Goodship, V. (2015). Inkjet-printed TiO2 nanoparticles from aqueous solutions for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Energy Technology, 3(8), 866-870. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201500096

This work reports on the formulation of suitable ink for inkjet printing of TiO2 by investigating the critical parameters of particle size, pH, viscosity, and stability. Aqueous suspensions of TiO2 nanoparticles (Degussa, P25) were prepared with the... Read More about Inkjet-printed TiO2 nanoparticles from aqueous solutions for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

Effect of spectral irradiance variations on the performance of highly efficient environment-friendly solar cells (2015)
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Fernández, E. F., Cruz, F. A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2015). Effect of spectral irradiance variations on the performance of highly efficient environment-friendly solar cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5(4), 1150-1157. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2434593

The increasing environmental concerns on photovoltaic (PV) materials have attracted much attention to environment-friendly materials for solar energy conversion. In this paper, the environment-friendly materials based on dye-sensitized solar cells (D... Read More about Effect of spectral irradiance variations on the performance of highly efficient environment-friendly solar cells.

Applicability of silicon micro-finned heat sinks for 500× concentrating photovoltaics systems (2015)
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Micheli, L., Senthilarasu, S., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Applicability of silicon micro-finned heat sinks for 500× concentrating photovoltaics systems. Journal of Materials Science, 50, 5378-5388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9065-2

In concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) applications, the sunlight is focused onto solar cells up to thousands of times and, without an adequate cooling system, the cell’s temperature can dangerously raise over the operating temperature range in few seco... Read More about Applicability of silicon micro-finned heat sinks for 500× concentrating photovoltaics systems.