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  • Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Materials
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title İTN613 - Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Materials
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOÇENT MUSTAFA KULAKCI
Mode of Delivery Course will be conducted as face to face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course. But students are expected to know basic semiconductor physics and material science
Courses Recomended Any course on semiconductor, material science and material chemistry
Recommended Reading List * Peter Würfel, (2005), Physics of solar cells: From principles to new concepts,Wiley-VCH verlag GmbH Co. KGaA* Loucas Tsakalakos (Edt.), (2010), Nanotechnology for photovoltaics, CRC press, first edition* Richard H. Bube, (1998), Photovoltaic materials, Imperial Collage Press*A. Luque Lopez Photovoltaic Science and Enginnering
Assessment methods and criteria Two midterms and a Final exam
Work Placement N/A
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Introduction to photovoltaic action: The past and Present (Milestones in Photovoltaic technology and evolution of photovoltaic market), Black-body radiation and Solar spectrum
Week - 2 Materials for solar cells and concept of p-n junction
Week - 3 Materials for solar cells and concept of p-n junction
Week - 4 Physics of solar cells (p-n junction under illumination)
Week - 5 Loss mechanisms, solar cell design and optimization rules
Week - 6 Crystalline and thin film solar cell technologies
Week - 7 Crystalline and thin film solar cell technologies
Week - 8 Very high efficiency multi-junction solar cells and concentrated photovoltaics
Week - 9 Electrolyte and organic based solar cells. Third generation solar cell concepts and nano technology
Week - 10 Photovoltaic modules and module technologies
Week - 11 Characterization of solar cells and modules
Week - 12 Electrochemical storage for photovoltaics
Week - 13 The economics of photovoltaic technologies: Terrestrial and space applications
Week - 14 Photovoltaics in architecture

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Demonstration
  • Brain Storming
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Competences
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Creative
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Use time effectively
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Information Management
  • To work autonomously

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 30
2.Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 40
Toplam (%) 100
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