Nano-ink based CIGS and CZTS heterostructures for photovoltaic applications

PI: Dr. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Department of Physics, IIT Madras Project Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K11/111; Duration: 3 years (completed) Objectives: To synthesize CZTS nano ink with phase purity. Infrastructure setup using this project: Integrated Solar simulator and IPCE. He-Cd laser (325 […]

Semiconductor and quantum dot sensitized solid state nano-structured TiO2 solar cells

PI: Dr. Sudakar Chandran, Department of Physics, IIT Madras. Project Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K11/113; Duration: 3.5 years (completed) Infrastructure setup using this project: Solar Cell I-V Testing System with Impedance analyzer Optical microscope Sputter deposition unit Solar Cell spectral response/QE/IPCE Measurement System […]

Development of novel organic semiconductor based solar harvesting devices to probe plasmonic effects

PI: Dr. Soumya Dutta, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras. Project details:     Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K12/17;          Duration: 4 years (Completed) Infrastructure setup using this project: Integrated Glove Box System (3 glove boxes for spin coating, evaporation and encapsulation) Small Area Solar Simulator […]

Synthesis of organic-inorganic assemblies, analysis of their excited state properties and fabrication of DSSC

PI and Co-PI’s:      Dr. Edamana Prasad, Dr. Sankararaman, Dr. A. K. Mishra, Dr. Indrapal Singh Aidhen, Dr. Ramesh Gardas, Dr. R. Kothandaraman, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras. Project Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K11/115; Duration : 3 years (Completed) Infrastructure setup using this project: […]

Development of solar collector field for a solar thermal power plant (Phase – I)

PI: Dr. T. Sundararajan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras. Project Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K11/188(G); Duration: 3 years (completed) A 100kW solar collector plant has been set up at Pathashala, 70 km south of Chennai with DST support. It generates steam directly […]

PVD-electrochemical hybrid method to eliminate toxic H2Se in CIGS Solar Cell fabrication process

PI: Dr. S. Ramanathan, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras. Project Sanction# DST/TM/SERI/2K11/114; Duration: 3 years (completed) Infrastructure setup using this project: PVD Chamber fabricated Potentiostat for electrochemical experiments (IVIUMSTAT) Vacuum annealing setup