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An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system (2019)
Journal Article
Al Siyabi, I., Khanna, S., Mallick, T., & Sundaram, S. (2019). An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system. Journal of Energy Storage, 23, 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2019.03.010

The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the melting characteristics of a PCM cylindrical thermal storage system using experimental and numerical approaches. Three inclination positions are considered from vertical to horizontal. Paraf... Read More about An experimental and numerical study on the effect of inclination angle of phase change materials thermal energy storage system.

Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio (2019)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Shanks, K., Baig, H., Zhang, W., Hao, X., Li, Y., He, B., Wilson, R., Liu, H., Sundaram, S., Zhang, J., Xie, L., Mallic, T., & Wu, Y. (2019). Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio. Energy Procedia, 158, 3014-3019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.976

When integrated photovoltaics into building windows, the solar cells will absorb a fraction of solar radiation that hit on the window surface to generate electrical power and thus obstruct the solar energy and natural daylight that would have penetra... Read More about Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio.

Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials (2019)
Journal Article
Al Siyabi, I., Shanks, K., Khanna, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials. Materials Letters, 241, 219-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.129

In concentrating photovoltaic (CPV), increasing the incoming sunlight to the solar cell influences the performance of the solar cells. The optical efficiency of the CPV components is a key factor to improve the electrical efficiency. Two types of hom... Read More about Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials.

Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells (2019)
Journal Article
Sambathkumar, S., Priyadharshini, S., Fleisch, M., Bahnemann, D., Kumar, G. G., Senthilarasu, S., & Renganathan, R. (2019). Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Letters, 242, 28-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.091

Two imidazole – triphenylamine based organic dyes (SD1 and SD2) configured with donor -donor-π-acceptor (D2-π-A) structures with reported dye material namely TPA B5 were synthesized using different acceptor units and characterized by various spectros... Read More about Design and synthesis of imidazole-triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells.

Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (2019)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Mukhopadhyay, S., Devi, P. S., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS Omega, 4(1), 1130-1138. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02628

In this paper, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance of the less explored polymorph of TiO2, rutile, has been explored, and its performance has been modified with polyaniline (PANI) wrapping on the surface. For this purpose, highly crystalline... Read More about Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells.

India-UK Workshop on knowledge transfer on the sustainability of innovative wastewater treatment technologies to India: Final Report. (2018)
Report
Benson, D., Parker, B., Mishra, V., Muthukumar, K., & Sundaram, S. (2018). India-UK Workshop on knowledge transfer on the sustainability of innovative wastewater treatment technologies to India: Final Report

Untreated industrial wastewater pollution, primarily from textile production, threatens water resources in central Tamil Nadu, India, where the Noyyal River flows through several densely populated urban centres. The workshop consequently aimed at kno... Read More about India-UK Workshop on knowledge transfer on the sustainability of innovative wastewater treatment technologies to India: Final Report..

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(1), 523-534. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4288

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., He, B., Wilson, R., Liu, H., Sundaram, S., Zhang, J., Xie, L., Mallick, T., & 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.133

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.

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., Yuvapragasam, A., Rangasamy, B., Sundaram, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2018). The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique. Materials Research Bulletin, 108, 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.08.022

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/10.1063/1.5038854

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.renene.2018.07.088

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.

A review on the classification of organic/inorganic/carbonaceous hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cell application (2018)
Journal Article
Pitchaiya, S., Natarajan, M., Santhanam, A., Asokan, V., Yuvapragasam, A., Ramakrishnan, V. M., Palanisamy, S. E., Sundaram, S., & Velauthapillai, D. (2020). A review on the classification of organic/inorganic/carbonaceous hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cell application. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 13(1), 2526-2557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2018.06.006

The rapid increase in the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in last few decades have made them very attractive to the photovoltaic (PV) community. However, the serious challenge is related to the stability under various conditions and toxic... Read More about A review on the classification of organic/inorganic/carbonaceous hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cell application.

Multiple Phase Change Material (PCM) Configuration for PCM-Based Heat Sinks—An Experimental Study (2018)
Journal Article
Al Siyabi, I., Khanna, S., Mallick, T., & Sundaram, S. (2018). Multiple Phase Change Material (PCM) Configuration for PCM-Based Heat Sinks—An Experimental Study. Energies, 11(7), Article 1629. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11071629

A small-scale phase change material (PCM)-based heat sink can regulate the temperature of electronics due to high latent-heat capacity. Three different heat sinks are examined to study the effects of PCM combination, arrangement of PCMs in multiple-P... Read More about Multiple Phase Change Material (PCM) Configuration for PCM-Based Heat Sinks—An Experimental Study.

Conjugate refractive–reflective based building integrated photovoltaic system (2018)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Chemisana, D., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. (2018). Conjugate refractive–reflective based building integrated photovoltaic system. Materials Letters, 228, 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.05.117

Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems make use of optical elements to concentrate the incoming solar radiation on small-sized solar cells with the aim of integrating PV technology into the building. We present a novel conjuga... Read More about Conjugate refractive–reflective based building integrated photovoltaic system.

Thin Film Photovoltaics (2018)
Book Chapter
Sundaram, S., Shanks, K., & Upadhyaya, H. (2018). Thin Film Photovoltaics. In T. M. Letcher, & V. M. Fthenakis (Eds.), A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems (361-370). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/c2016-0-01527-9

Thin film solar cell technology has recently seen some radical advancement as a result of new materials and innovations in device structures. The increase in the efficiency of thin film solar cells and perovskite into 23% mark has created significant... Read More about Thin Film Photovoltaics.

A >3000 suns high concentrator photovoltaic design based on multiple Fresnel lens primaries focusing to one central solar cell (2018)
Journal Article
Shanks, K., Ferrer-Rodriguez, J. P., Fernández, E. F., Almonacid, F., Pérez-Higueras, P., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. (2018). A >3000 suns high concentrator photovoltaic design based on multiple Fresnel lens primaries focusing to one central solar cell. Solar Energy, 169, 457-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.05.016

A high concentrator photovoltaic design is proposed of 5800x geometrical concentration ratio based on multiple primary Fresnel lenses focusing to one central solar cell. The final stage optic is of a novel design, made of a high refractive index (n =... Read More about A >3000 suns high concentrator photovoltaic design based on multiple Fresnel lens primaries focusing to one central solar cell.