MS60030: Solar Energy Materials
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| Course name | Solar Energy Materials | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Offered by | Materials Science | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semester | Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Solar energy-definitions, its intensity distribution, variation and spectrum, thermodynamics of solar energy spectrum, mechanism of heat losses, efficiency, photothermal conversion materials and their preparation and characterization. Design and materials for solar collectors, selective surface, composite semiconductors, solar reflectors and concentrators, thermo-electric conversion - figure of merit and efficiency, chalcogenide and alloy semiconductors, photovoltaic conversion, criteria for material selection, spectral response, efficiency and cost. Types of PV cells ; p-n homo and heterojunction, Schottky barrier MOS, MINP and photoelectrochemical cells. PV materials: silicon single crystalline, polycrystalline, ribbon, amorphous; CdS, CuInSe2, CdTe, GaAs, InP. AR coatings, Ohmic contacts, inter-connection and sealing; energy and cost considerations for terrestrial applications ; space quality cells and radiation damage, arrays and solar cell systems, energy storage-thermal, chemical, electrochemical storage and hydrogen generation.