Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Importance of energy materials and devices in present technology. PV materials and devices: Definition and basic physical quantities; Energy band diagram and operation of Schottky, homojunction and heterojunction solar cells. Amorphous silicon and thin film based solar cell devices. Physics of tandem solar cell devices. New generation up conversion and down conversion devices. Materials for Si based solar cell, thin film solar cells, role of nanomaterials, dye sensitized solar cells. Introduction to PV panels, domestic and industrial applications.
Materials and device concept for thermoelectric devices, Methods for improving the thermoelectric properties, application for heating and cooling applications. Operation of photoelectrochemical cell for hydrogen production, Energy band and materials requirements.