| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Introduce the commercialized silicon solar cells to the various thin film solar cells under research, so that students can understand the advantages and challenges of various solar cells and their possible applications in related industries. |
| 2.Substantiated expertise on distinct areas including biotechnology, polymer science, and precision chemical processing. |
| 3.Proficiency of analyzing problems and identifying key points with rigorous logic. |
| 4.Courage to confront challenges and initiate discoveries. |
| 5.Philosophy of interdisciplinary study and proactive learning. |
| 8.Awareness of environmental responsibilities and globalization trend. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Other |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Photons from the sun |
| Week 2 |
Photon in, electrons out: the photovoltaic effect |
| Week 3 |
Electrons and holes in semiconductor |
| Week 4 |
Charge carrier generation in solar cell |
| Week 5 |
Current equations in terms of drift and diffusion |
| Week 6 |
Type of recombination |
| Week 7 |
Junctions |
| Week 8 |
Evolution of thin film solar cell |
| Week 9 |
Monocrystalline solar cells-silicon material properties |
| Week 10 |
Polycrystalline silicon solar cells |
| Week 11 |
CIGS solar cell |
| Week 12 |
Dye-sensitized solar cell- material and optical properties |
| Week 13 |
Dye-sensitized solar cell-working principle |
| Week 14 |
Organic solar cell-from p-n bilayer junction to bulk heterojunction |
| Week 15 |
Organic solar cell-charge generation, separation and recombination |
| Week 16 |
Perovskite solar cell-material and optical properties |
| Week 17 |
Perovskite solar cell-charge generation, separation and recombination |
| Week 18 |
Review and final report |
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| Evaluation |
attendance: 20%
Oral presentation :30%+30%
Discussion: 20% |
| Textbook & other References |
The Physics of Solar Cells (Jenny Nelson, Imperial College press)
Organic Solar Cells:Materials and Device Physics (Editors: Choy, Wallace C.H., Springer) |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| Teaching materials will be available on i-learning |
| Office Hours |
| Wednesday 13:00-14:00 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| | include experience courses：N |
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