Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Adarsh Kumar Pandey is a Professor at the United Arab Emirates University, Dubai, UAE. His research focuses on advanced energy materials, nanomaterials, nano‑enhanced phase change materials, and their applications in renewable and sustainable energy technologies. He has been recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University and Elsevier BV.He earned his PhD in Energy from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India. Prof. Pandey is a recipient of Sunway University’s Excellence in Research Award (2022) and Excellence in Enterprise and Innovation Award (2023). He has also received several prestigious national and international fellowships, including the National Renewable Energy Fellowship from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, and a Post‑Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Malaya.Prof. Pandey serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for several ISI- and Scopus-indexed journals. He has authored numerous research and review articles in reputed international journals, holds multiple patents, and has contributed to several book chapters. He has also successfully secured and managed major research grants as Principal Investigator and Co‑Investigator.Solar energy & Materials ConsultantPreviously a teaching/Research Associate in institute of space technology from 2012 to 2016 and then went to University of Malaya, Malaysia to pursue his PhD in renewable energy. He has authored more than 15 publications and worked with various multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams on diverse projects ranging from energy generation to structural composites. His research interest includes energy, solar, hydrogen generation, structural nanocomposites and renewable energy. Research Fellow at Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), Sunway University, Malaysia. He has published more than 13 research articles in International journals and is the member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC). He is currently working on photocatalysis, supercapacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, solar thermal applications and phase change materials.

• 1. Solar energy: Direct and indirect methods to harvest usable energy2. Dye sensitized solar cells: Comprehensive introduction3. Most common DSSC fabrication techniques: Their advantages and limitations4. Electron kinetics and interface engineering of DSSC sandwich structure5. Performance evaluation methods of DSSCs6.Development of DSSC module and its optimization7.Theoretical and Software assisted modelling of DSSC8. Types of electrolytes as electron shuttle and recent advances9. Conducting oxide-based substrates and their alternatives10. Metal Oxide Semiconductors based Functional Materials for the Photoelectrode of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells11. Recent Advances in conducting polymer-based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells12. Perovskite based high efficiency hybrid solar cells: Latest trends and developments13. The Application of Ruthenium as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells14. Recent Development in Carbonaceous material-based composites as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells15. Enhancement of Light Harvesting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Exploiting Hybrid Organic Materials16. Packaging, sealing and commercialization and environmental impact of DSSC17. Challenges and Future prospects