Acerca de este curso: The goal of the course is to give students awareness of the largest alternative form of energy and how organic / polymer solar cells can harvest this energy. The course provides an insight into the theory behind organic solar cells and describes the three main research areas within the field i.e. materials, stability and processing. NOTE: This course is a specialized course on organic solar cells. If you are looking for a more general solar cell course, we strongly recommend Introduction to solar cells (https://www.coursera.org/learn/solar-cells).
Creada por: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Enseñado por: Eva Bundgaard, PhD, Senior Scientist
DTU Energy
Enseñado por: Frederik C. Krebs, PhD, Professor
DTU Energy
Enseñado por: Mikkel Jørgensen, PhD, Senior Scientist
DTU Energy
Enseñado por: Morten Vesterager Madsen, Researcher
DTU Energy
| Compromiso | 10 hours videos and quizzes |
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 1
Solar Cells and Life Cycle Analysis
By the end of the module we have set the following goals for you: -You should have gained knowledge on solar cells, and their place as a renewable energy -Be able to distinguish between different solar cell technologies -Describe the difference between the three generations of solar cells -Identify the four steps of life cycle analysis -Determine differences between embedded energy, energy return factor, and energy payback time.
7 videos, 3 lecturas
- Reading: Welcome
- Vídeo: Introduction
- Vídeo: 3 Generations of Solar Cells
- Vídeo: Tutorial - Introduction
- Vídeo: Tutorial - Terms and Abbreviations
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Life Cycle Analysis - Part I
- Vídeo: Life Cycle Analysis - Part II
- Reading: Reading Materials
Calificado: Solar cells
Calificado: Getting to Know the OPV Jargon
Calificado: LCA
SEMANA 2
Organic and Polymer Solar Cells
By the end of this module you should: -Be able to identify the different steps in the theory behind the solar cells -Be able to measure the efficiency of a solar cell -Be able to describe the different layers in the solar cell and understand their function -Be ready to argue for different applications of the solar cells.
6 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: How to Characterize Solar Cells
- Vídeo: Tutorial - IV Curves
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Layers in the Solar Cell
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Applications
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Recorded Live Session I
Calificado: Determine Solar Cell Parameters
Calificado: Working Principles
SEMANA 3
Materials in Solar Cells
By the end of this module you should: -Know why we need conjugated polymers and side chains -Know about low band gap polymers -Be able to identify the most common polymerization methods -Be familiar with common characterization techniques used with the materials -Know about acceptor materials used in the active layer of organic solar cells.
6 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: Polymers
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Synthesis
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Characterization of Polymers
- Vídeo: Examples from Literature
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Recorded Live Session II
Calificado: Materials
Calificado: Polymerization
Calificado: Characterization
SEMANA 4
Stability and Degradation
By the end of this module you should: -Be able to identify different kinds of degradation behaviours -Know about decay curves, including concepts such as burn-in and T80 -Distinguish between different ISOS standards.
7 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: Decay Curves
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: ISOS Standards
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Stability Examples
- Vídeo: Morphological Stability
- Vídeo: Electrical Defects
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Recorded Live Session III
Calificado: Decay Curves
Calificado: ISOS
Calificado: Stability and Degradation
SEMANA 5
Solar Cell Fabrication
By the end of this module you will be able to: -Describe the lab scale techniques and the pros and cons -Describe the difference between coating and printing -Identify the different coating and printing techniques.
7 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: Coating - Part II
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Printing - Part I
- Vídeo: Printing - Part II
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Upscaling
- Vídeo: Testing and Encapsulation
- Reading: Reading Materials
- Vídeo: Recorded Live Session IV
Calificado: Coating
Calificado: Printing
SEMANA 6
Wrapping Up
This is the final module of the course and it is almost time to sit back and congratulate yourself! You just have two more videos and an exam to complete.
3 videos, 1 lectura
- Vídeo: Realizing the Solar Park
- Vídeo: Recorded Live Session V
- Reading: Acknowledgements
Calificado: Final Exam
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nice course !
The course is really good to introduce people in the solar cells environment. All the study is very well done, I could understand the explanations and the exercises were a very good idea to maintain the focus and test the students. The only thing that I would like to see is a more detailed approach about the modeling mechanisms and a more discussions towards the physics during the process.
I would also like to thank all the professionals involved in the elaboration of this amazing project. My sincerely thank you!
Very well prepared and many relevant topics.
Just found it too focused on the chemistry of the polymers, I believe this bunch of info is not so pragmatic in the end of the day.
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JC
Es un excelente curso y deja muy clara las posibilidades y los beneficios de la tecnologia de las celdas solares organicas