New Materials for solar cells applications

The objective of this course is to provide an insight into the fundamentals of solar cells and describe the manufacturing processes of different types of photovoltaics (PV). Throughout the course, students will learn physical principles of solar irradiation and solar cell operation. Emerging concepts of polymer, hybrid and quantum-dot-based solar cells will be described including device physics, manufacturing and technological development.


Lesson 1 - Introduction in new materials for solar cells applications 2020/05/14

Lesson 2 - Solar Energy Potential 2020/06/01

Lesson 3 - Solar Radiation and Geometry 2020/06/04

Lesson 4 - Power from solar cells 2020/06/08

Lesson 5 - Solar cell technology: How do solar cells work 2020/06/11

Lesson 6 - Production of solar cell 2020/06/15

Lesson 7 - Crystalline silicon solar cells 2020/06/22

Lesson 8 - Polymer solar cells 2020/06/29

Lesson 9 - Material characterization 2020/07/06

Lesson 10 - Material Properties 2020/07/13

Lesson 11 - Solar Energy Spectrum and the Necessity of Band Gap Tuning 2020/07/20

Lesson 12 - Case study-Optical properties of ZnO: Cu nanowires for high efficient solar cells 2020/07/27