'Excellence in Thesis Work Award' recipients from Particulate Materials Lab:
2018 - Dr. Mokurala Krishnaiah : Thin film and Dye sensitized solar cells
2022 - Dr. Baloji Adothu : Degradation of PV module encapsulants
2023 - Dr. Purnendu Kartikay: Perovskite solar cells
Particulate Materials Lab is one of the oldest labs in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science working on some of the state of the art technologies.
Following are some of the areas we are currently engaged in:
Organometallic ("Perovskite") sensitized solar cells
Dye Sensitized solar cells
Counter electrodes
Hole conductor films
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
Polyolefin
Back sheet
Self-cleaning and anti-dust coatings
Transparent conductive coatings
Graphene and other carbon based films
Material synthesis by solution chemistry
Nanomaterial synthesis
Preparation of films by solution based methods - spin coating, dip coating etc.
Recovery of metals from E-waste by environment friendly methods
Recycling of Photovoltaic modules