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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Chemistry
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Ronen Gottesman
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Ronen Gottesman
Course/Module description:
This course provides an overview of the various materials and methods for converting solar energy into useful forms of energy. The focus will be on light-absorbing semiconductor materials for two main applied areas: photoelectrochemical cells and photovoltaic cells. The course will cover basic definitions and requirements for solar energy conversion materials, the photo-physical working mechanisms of various solar energy conversion devices, and their characteristics.
Course/Module aims:
To provide basic and broader knowledge in the field of the various materials and devices for converting solar energy into useful forms of energy (such as: electricity and chemical fuels).
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Know basic terms in the world of materials and devices for solar energy conversion.
2. Understand physical principles of operation of solar light absorbing semiconductors for solar energy conversion.
3. Get to know different solar energy conversion devices and how they work.
4. Understand ways of characterizing different materials and devices for solar energy conversion.
5. To know the challenges involved in applying solar energy conversion technologies.
6. Get to know current issues in materials science and various devices for solar energy conversion.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures and submission of exercises. In each exercise, the students must summarize one topic of their choice that was taught in the previous lecture.
Course/Module Content:
1. Climate Change, energy & chemical fuels
2. Electrochemistry for energy conversion – basic concepts
3. Artificial photosynthesis concepts – PV+electrolysis, photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis
4. Semiconductor materials for solar energy conversion
5. Semiconductor-contact (liquid or solid) interfaces – equilibrium junction formation, photoanodes/cathodes, band bending, flat band potential
6. Design rules and criteria of materials for solar energy conversion
7. Photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices
8. Characterization of photoelectrodes – voltammetry, solar conversion efficiency, transient analysis, stability
9. Case studies on materials and devices for photovoltaics
10. Case studies on materials and devices for photoelectrochemical water splitting
11. Photoelectrochemistry applications for CO2 reduction, regeneration cells, redox flow batteries
12. Research trends in artificial photosynthesis – a critical look at progress and perspectives for the field
Required Reading:
Available on Moodle
Books:
“Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production” by Van de Krol and Grätzel, Springer, 2012, (Chapters 1 – 3).
“Physics of Solar Cells: From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts” by Peter Würfel and Uli Würfel, Wiley 2016.
Additional Reading Material:
Available on Moodle:
“Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd Edition” by Allen J. Bard, Larry R. Faulkner, Wiley, 2000.
“Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, 4th Edition” by Aldo da Rosa, Juan Carlos Ordonez, ELSEVIER, Academic Press, 2021.
“Light, Water, Hydrogen The Solar Generation of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis” by Grimes, Craig A. Varghese, Oomman K. Ranjan, Sudhir, Springer, 2008.
Grading Scheme :
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 30 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture 70 %
Additional information:
At the end of the course, the students will give a 10-minute presentation on an article they will choose from a list of articles provided by the course teachers. The grade composition of the presentation will be 70% of the final grade.
If a large number of people are registered for the course, the students will be divided into groups of two or three people, and the group will present one presentation.
Submitting exercises during the course is 30% of the final grade.
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