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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, May). Reliability investigation for a built ultrahigh concentrator prototype. Presented at 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-13), Ottawa, Canada

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.

Thermal analysis of a multi-layer microchannel heat sink for cooling concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siyabi, I. A., Shanks, K., Mallick, T., & Sundaram, S. (2017, May). Thermal analysis of a multi-layer microchannel heat sink for cooling concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells. Presented at 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-13), Ottawa, Canada

Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) technology is increasingly being considered as an alternative option for solar electricity generation. However, increasing the light concentration ratio could decrease the system output power due to the increase in the... Read More about Thermal analysis of a multi-layer microchannel heat sink for cooling concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells.

Performance analysis of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells under varying operating conditions and comparison with monocrystalline silicon cell (2017)
Journal Article
Khanna, S., Sundaram, S., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2017). Performance analysis of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells under varying operating conditions and comparison with monocrystalline silicon cell. Applied Thermal Engineering, 127, 559-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.030

The efficiency of solar cell is generally defined at standard test conditions. However, wind direction, wind velocity, tilt angle of panel and solar radiation during operation differ from those at standard test conditions. The effects of operating co... Read More about Performance analysis of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells under varying operating conditions and comparison with monocrystalline silicon cell.

A study on the antimicrobial property of the cotton fabric imparted with Michaelia champaca leaf extract loaded nanoparticles (2017)
Journal Article
Rajendran, R., Radhai, R., Savitha, R., Sundaram, S. K., Kongarasi, K., Geethadevi, C., & Rajalakshmi, V. (2017). A study on the antimicrobial property of the cotton fabric imparted with Michaelia champaca leaf extract loaded nanoparticles. International Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences And Research, 8(3), 1235-1244. https://doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.8%283%29.1235-44

In the present work ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and benzene extract of the Michaelia champaca leaves were screened for their antimicrobial activity. The ethanolic extracts of M. champaca leaves were proved to have the maximum antimi... Read More about A study on the antimicrobial property of the cotton fabric imparted with Michaelia champaca leaf extract loaded nanoparticles.