Prof Senthil Sundaram's Outputs (234)

Deploying Agrivoltaics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sustainable Pathway Towards Energy-Food Security-Challenges and Opportunities: A Review (2025)
Journal Article
Abubakar, S. I., See, C. H., Sukki, F. M., Mahendiran, R., Sundaram, S., Abidin, M. I. Z., & Kamarudin, M. K. A. (online). Deploying Agrivoltaics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sustainable Pathway Towards Energy-Food Security-Challenges and Opportunities: A Review. IEEE Access, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3568717

Agrivoltaics (APV) offer an innovative solution to the pressing energy and food security challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Over 600 million people in this region lack access to energy, and food insecurity remains pervasive. By combining photovo... Read More about Deploying Agrivoltaics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sustainable Pathway Towards Energy-Food Security-Challenges and Opportunities: A Review.

High Impact Biomass Valorization for Second Generation Biorefineries in India: Recent Developments and Future Strategies for Sustainable Circular Economy (2025)
Journal Article
Thaha, A. N., Ghamari, M., Jothiprakash, G., Velusamy, S., Karthikeyan, S., Ramesh, D., & Sundaram, S. (2025). High Impact Biomass Valorization for Second Generation Biorefineries in India: Recent Developments and Future Strategies for Sustainable Circular Economy. Biomass, 5(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass5010016

India’s rapidly growing automobile industry has intensified the need for sustainable fuel alternatives to reduce dependency on imported fossil fuels and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study examines the potential of second-generation b... Read More about High Impact Biomass Valorization for Second Generation Biorefineries in India: Recent Developments and Future Strategies for Sustainable Circular Economy.

Impact of Climate Variability on Maize Yield Under Different Climate Change Scenarios in Southern India: A Panel Data Approach (2025)
Journal Article
Senthilnathan, S., Benson, D., Prasanna, V., Mallick, T., Thiyagarajan, A., Ramasamy, M., & Sundaram, S. (2025). Impact of Climate Variability on Maize Yield Under Different Climate Change Scenarios in Southern India: A Panel Data Approach. Earth, 6(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth6010016

The changes in frequency and intensity of rainfall, variation in temperature, increasing extreme weather events, and rising greenhouse gas emissions can together have a varying impact on food grain production, which then leads to significant impacts... Read More about Impact of Climate Variability on Maize Yield Under Different Climate Change Scenarios in Southern India: A Panel Data Approach.

Nanocellulose Extraction from Biomass Waste: Unlocking Sustainable Pathways for Biomedical Applications (2025)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., Suvish, Hwang See, C., Yu, H., Anitha, T., Balamurugan, V. T., Velusamy, S., Hughes, D., & Sundaram, S. (online). Nanocellulose Extraction from Biomass Waste: Unlocking Sustainable Pathways for Biomedical Applications. The Chemical Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202400249

The escalating global waste crisis necessitates innovative solutions. This study investigates the sustainable production of nanocellulose from biomass waste and its biomedical applications. Cellulose‐rich materials–including wood, textiles, agricultu... Read More about Nanocellulose Extraction from Biomass Waste: Unlocking Sustainable Pathways for Biomedical Applications.

Dementia Friendly Buildings—Approach on Architectures (2025)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., Suvish, Dehkordi, A. A., See, C. H., Sami, A., Yu, H., & Sundaram, S. (2025). Dementia Friendly Buildings—Approach on Architectures. Buildings, 15(3), Article 385. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030385

Dementia’s escalating incidence, coupled with its economic burden, highlights the need for architectural designs and forms that benefit people living with dementia. This research explores strategies and design principles that focus on establishing su... Read More about Dementia Friendly Buildings—Approach on Architectures.

Thin-Film Technologies for Sustainable Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, A. R., Ghamari, M., Velusamy, S., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Thin-Film Technologies for Sustainable Building-Integrated Photovoltaics. Energies, 17(24), Article 6363. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246363

This study investigates the incorporation of thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) technologies in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and their contribution to sustainable architecture. The research focuses on three key TFPV materials: amorphous silico... Read More about Thin-Film Technologies for Sustainable Building-Integrated Photovoltaics.

Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review (2024)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., Sun, D., Dai, Y., See, C. H., Yu, H., Edirisinghe, M., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 280(3), Article 136130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136130

The study underscores the urgent need for sustainable waste management by focusing on circular economy principles, government regulations, and public awareness to combat ecological threats, pollution, and climate change effects. It explores extractin... Read More about Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review.

Solar Window Innovations: Enhancing Building Performance through Advanced Technologies (2024)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Solar Window Innovations: Enhancing Building Performance through Advanced Technologies. Energies, 17(14), Article 3369. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143369

Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glazing systems with intelligent window technologies enhance building energy efficiency by generating electricity and managing daylighting. This study explores advanced BIPV glazing, focusing on building-integr... Read More about Solar Window Innovations: Enhancing Building Performance through Advanced Technologies.

Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects (2024)
Book Chapter
Ahmed, J. (2024). Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects. In S. Sundaram, V. Subramaniam, R. P. Raffaelle, M. Khaja Nazeeruddin, A. Morales-Acevedo, M. Bernechea Navarro, & A. F. Hepp (Eds.), Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures (647-674). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90188-8.00019-1

To reduce the use of fossil fuels and their associated environmental impact, renewable energy sources are now part of the energy landscape. Photovoltaic(s) (PV) systems and technologies are increasingly seen as a viable option to produce energy eithe... Read More about Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects.

Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon (2024)
Book
Sundaram, S., Subramaniam, V., Raffaelle, R. P., Nazeeruddin, M. K., Morales-Acevedo, A., Navarro, M. B., & Hepp, A. F. (Eds.). (2024). Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon. Elsevier

Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures presents the latest innovations in materials, processing and devices to produce electricity via advanced, sustainable photovoltaics t... Read More about Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon.

Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review (2024)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., See, C. H., Hughes, D., Mallick, T., Reddy, K. S., Patchigolla, K., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review. Energy and Buildings, 312, Article 114164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114164

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) present cutting-edge technology with substantial promise for advancing sustainable and energy-efficient cooling in buildings. These materials can absorb and release latent heat during phase transitions, facilitating ther... Read More about Advancing sustainable building through passive cooling with phase change materials, a comprehensive literature review.

Opto-electrochemical variation with gel polymer electrolytes in transparent electrochemical capacitors for ionotronics (2024)
Journal Article
Kumar, C., Sebastian, A. K., Markapudi, P. R., Beg, M., Sundaram, S., Hussain, A., & Manjakkal, L. (2024). Opto-electrochemical variation with gel polymer electrolytes in transparent electrochemical capacitors for ionotronics. Applied Physics Letters, 124(11), Article 111603. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0190801

Advanced flexible ionotronic devices have found excellent applications in the next generation of electronic skin (e-skin) development for smart wearables, robotics, and prosthesis. In this work, we developed transparent ionotronic-based flexible elec... Read More about Opto-electrochemical variation with gel polymer electrolytes in transparent electrochemical capacitors for ionotronics.

Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance (2024)
Journal Article
Ghamari, M., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance. Energies, 17(5), Article 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17051075

Solar walls provide transformative solutions by harnessing solar energy to generate electricity, improve thermal comfort, and reduce energy consumption and emissions, contributing to zero-energy buildings and mitigating climate change. In hot and hum... Read More about Solar Wall Technology and Its Impact on Building Performance.

Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers (2023)
Journal Article
Dai, Y., Sun, D., Sundaram, S., Delbusso, A., O’Rourke, D., Dorris, M., & Edirisinghe, M. (2024). Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers. Cellulose, 31(1), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05606-w

Inverted nozzle-pressurized gyration was used as a processing methodology for regenerating cellulose extracted from Laminaria hyperborea for the first time. The viscoelasticity of cellulose/1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM OAc) solutions exh... Read More about Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers.

Sludge-derived biochar: Physicochemical characteristics for environmental remediation (2023)
Journal Article
Mayilswamy, N., Nighojkar, A., Edirisinghe, M., Sundaram, S., & Kandasubramanian, B. (2023). Sludge-derived biochar: Physicochemical characteristics for environmental remediation. Applied Physics Reviews, 10(3), Article 031308. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0137651

The global production of fecal wastes is envisioned to reach a very high tonnage by 2030. Perilous handling and consequential exposition of human and animal fecal matter are inextricably linked with stunted growth, enteric diseases, inadequate cognit... Read More about Sludge-derived biochar: Physicochemical characteristics for environmental remediation.

Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells (2023)
Journal Article
Bhandari, S., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2023). Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells. JPhs Energy, 5(2), Article 025006. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acc3c2

Temperature is one of the most crucial outdoor variables that influence the photovoltaic performance and stability of carbon perovskite solar cells (CPSCs), although not many reports are there on temperature-dependent CPSCs performance based on vario... Read More about Enlightening the temperature coefficient of triple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/NiO and double mesoscopic CsFAMAPbI3−xBrx/CuSCN carbon perovskite solar cells.

Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Visvanathan, V. K., Palaniswamy, K., Ponnaiyan, D., Chandran, M., Kumaresan, T., Ramasamy, J., & Sundaram, S. (2023). Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective. Energies, 16(6), Article 2748. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062748

The present day energy supply scenario is unsustainable and the transition towards a more environmentally friendly energy supply system of the future is inevitable. Hydrogen is a potential fuel that is capable of assisting with this transition. Certa... Read More about Fuel Cell Products for Sustainable Transportation and Stationary Power Generation: Review on Market Perspective.

Certified high-efficiency "large-area" perovskite solar cells module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaic (2023)
Journal Article
Roy, A., Ding, B., Khalid, M., Alzahrani, M., Ding, Y., Tahir, A. A., Sundaram, S., Kinge, S., Asiri, A. M., Slonopas, A., Dyson, P. J., Nazeeruddin, M. K., & Mallick, T. K. (2023). Certified high-efficiency "large-area" perovskite solar cells module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaic. iScience, 26(3), Article 106079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106079

The future of energy generation is well in tune with the critical needs of the global economy, leading to more green innovations and emissions-abatement technologies. Introducing concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) is one of the most promising technologi... Read More about Certified high-efficiency "large-area" perovskite solar cells module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaic.

Mesoporous TiO2-layer’s rheological impact on the perovskite solar cell performance (2023)
Journal Article
Valsalakumar, S., Roy, A., Mallick, T. K., Hinshelwood, J., & Sundaram, S. (2023). Mesoporous TiO2-layer’s rheological impact on the perovskite solar cell performance. Materials Letters, 337, Article 133960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.133960

The rheological impact of the mesoporous-TiO2 (m-TiO2) layer was investigated, which impacted perovskite solar cell (PSC) performance. This also implies the significance of morphological variations according to the pastes’ viscosity and corresponding... Read More about Mesoporous TiO2-layer’s rheological impact on the perovskite solar cell performance.

Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Recent Advances (2023)
Journal Article
Srivishnu, K. S., Markapudi, P. R., Sundaram, S., & Giribabu, L. (2023). Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Recent Advances. Energies, 16(2), Article 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020889

Perovskite solar cells technology is one of the most advanced and fascinating technologies in the field of photovoltaics due to its low-cost processing and delivering efficient power conversion efficiencies. The ability to become transparent is anoth... Read More about Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Recent Advances.