Researchers of Kerala University have developed a self-powered ‘visible-blind’ solar cell that has potential in generating electricity even after letting sunlight pass through and on a rainy day when the sun is hidden behind the clouds.
The Photovoltaic Research Laboratory that functions under the university’s Physics Department has been working on the development of such transparent optoelectronics and electronics devices that have a wide range of applications involving displays, solar cells, sensors and batteries.
The study, undertaken by researchers Akhil M. Anand, Aruna Raj, R. Adithya Nath and Jishad A. Salam under the guidance of R. Jayakrishnan, associate professor, Department of Physics, has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Journal of Materials Science.
