Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

À propos de ce cours

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).

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Approx. 15 heures pour terminer

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English

Sous-titres : English

Cours en ligne à 100 %

Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.

Approx. 15 heures pour terminer

Recommandé : 10 hours videos and quizzes

English

Sous-titres : English

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

2 hours to complete

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 (Total 52 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

The Instructors2m

Introduction10m

3 Generations of Solar Cells11m

Tutorial - Introduction1m

Tutorial - Terms and Abbreviations10m

Life Cycle Analysis - Part I9m

Life Cycle Analysis - Part II6m

3 readings

Welcome1m

Reading Materials10m

3 practice exercises

Solar cells10m

Getting to Know the OPV Jargon16m

LCA4m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

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 (Total 85 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

OPV Working Principles6m

How to Characterize Solar Cells4m

Tutorial - IV Curves7m

Layers in the Solar Cell7m

Applications4m

Recorded Live Session I56m

3 readings

Reading Materials10m

2 practice exercises

Determine Solar Cell Parameters8m

Working Principles6m

3

Section

3 hours to complete

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 (Total 103 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Materials in the Active Layer9m

Polymers7m

Synthesis7m

Characterization of Polymers7m

Examples from Literature6m

Recorded Live Session II5m

3 readings

Reading Materials10m

3 practice exercises

Materials10m

Polymerization8m

Characterization10m

4

Section

3 hours to complete

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 (Total 107 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Stability and Degradation - Introduction7m

Decay Curves6m

ISOS Standards12m

Stability Examples6m

Morphological Stability 4m

Electrical Defects9m

Recorded Live Session III0m

3 readings

Reading Materials10m

3 practice exercises

Decay Curves8m

ISOS8m

Stability and Degradation8m

5

Section

3 hours to complete

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 (Total 103 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Coating - Part I9m

Coating - Part II5m

Printing - Part I5m

Printing - Part II14m

Upscaling12m

Testing and Encapsulation8m

Recorded Live Session IV46m

3 readings

Reading Materials10m

2 practice exercises

Coating12m

Printing12m

6

Section

2 hours to complete

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 (Total 63 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

3 videos

Going Large Scale9m

Realizing the Solar Park10m

Recorded Live Session V42m

1 readings

Acknowledgements10m

1 practice exercises

Final Exam34m

Instructors

Eva Bundgaard

PhD, Senior Scientist

Frederik C. Krebs

PhD, Professor

Mikkel Jørgensen

PhD, Senior Scientist

Morten Vesterager Madsen

Researcher

About Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

DTU focuses on research in technical and natural sciences that contributes to the development of society. As an industrially orientated university, our goal is to supply high-level international research based on combining theory with constructing models and empirical methods....

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Is this course for me?
Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice is a specialized course on organic solar cells. If you are looking for a more general course we can strongly recommend Introduction to solar cells (https://www.coursera.org/learn/solar-cells). as an alternative

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Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice