MADURAI: The Department of Physical Chemistry of Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) had organized an international workshop on ‘Fundamentals of Solar Energy Harvesting using Thin Film Solar Cells’ in Madurai on 19th and 20th September 2022.
Next generation technology for the energy conversion and renewable energy industries is thin film solar cells and thin film solar cells offer a number of advantages compared to the traditional crystalline photovoltaic solar cell technologies, according to a press release received from Prof.G.Gnana Kumar, convener of the IWSTSC-2022 here today. The workshop was held at RUSA computer lab in the university campus here with participants including faculty, post-doctoral research fellows, research scholars, PG and UG students from various universities, central institutions, colleges and research centres.
The IWSTSC-2022 workshop on latest technology in solar was inaugurated by MKU Vice-Chancellor Prof.J.Kumar on 19th September 2022 and he spoke on the significance of solar cells in meeting today’s challenges.
Dr.K.Kalyanasundaram, senior scientist, Laboratory for Photonics and Interfaces, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, Switzerland, and one who is a part of the research group that developed ‘Dye Sensitized Solar Cells’ under the leadership of Prof.Michael Gratzel, was the lead speaker of this international conference workshop. Dr.K.Kalyanasundaram had delivered a series of lectures on fundamental concepts related to solar energy harvesting systems and covered the factors that influence solar cells performance, and the difficulties in producing THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS, about cutting edge fabrication techniques used in the production of solar cells.
Experts from the Republic of Korea, Chile and Malaysia had delivered lectures on thin film solar cells for the benefit of young researchers who attended the international workshop organized by MKU in Madurai on 19th and 20th September 2022. Hands on training was provided to the workshop participants.
Dr.G.Gnana Kumar, Head in-charge, Department of Physical Chemistry of MKU and workshop convener, had coordinated with solar scholars to effectively link the theoretical concepts of solar cells with experimental and practical skills on sustainable energy conversion techniques at an affordable cost, the press release added.
