NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 薄膜太陽能電池(5110)
	(Eng.) An Introduction of Thin film Solar Cell
Offering Dept	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course Type	Elective	Credits	3	Teacher	Lin Chieh-Ting
Department	Master Program in Semiconductor and Green Technology/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2024-FALL
Course Description	This course will introduce the theory and practical application of solar cells, as well as the research development and challenges of various emerging solar cells; the course will include explanation of basic device physics and material characterization. In addition to theoretical explanations, students are also guided to make journal discussions, oral reports and written reports, so that students can think independently and have the ability to identify and solve problems
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

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. 5. 6.	40 30 30	topic Discussion/Production Discussion Other Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance Oral Presentation Quiz
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
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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