DTU - Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice
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Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice at Coursera Overview
Duration | 23 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice at Coursera Highlights
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Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice at Coursera Course details
- 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).
Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice at Coursera Curriculum
Solar Cells and Life Cycle Analysis
The Instructors
Introduction
3 Generations of Solar Cells
Tutorial - Introduction
Tutorial - Terms and Abbreviations
Life Cycle Analysis - Part I
Life Cycle Analysis - Part II
Welcome
Terms and abbreviations
Solar energy
Solar cells
Solar cells - the three generations
Life cycle analysis
Comparison of OPV with other technologies
Environmental impacts of OPV
Interpreting the results for OPV
Solar cells
Getting to Know the OPV Jargon
LCA
Organic and Polymer Solar Cells
OPV Working Principles
How to Characterize Solar Cells
Tutorial - IV Curves
Layers in the Solar Cell
Applications
Recorded Live Session I
Polymer solar cells
Why polymer solar cells
How to messure solar cells
Incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE)
How do polymer solar cells work
The layer stack
Tandem Solar Cells
Suggested Materials
Determine Solar Cell Parameters
Working Principles
Materials in Solar Cells
Materials in the Active Layer
Polymers
Synthesis
Characterization of Polymers
Examples from Literature
Recorded Live Session II
Conjugated polymers
Side chains
Important materials
Suggested Materials
Polymer synthesis
Purification
UV-vis spectroscopy
Electrochemical measurements
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Size exclusion chromatography
Materials
Polymerization
Characterization
Stability and Degradation
Stability and Degradation - Introduction
Decay Curves
ISOS Standards
Stability Examples
Morphological Stability
Electrical Defects
Recorded Live Session III
Degradation and stability
Morphological stability
Suggested Materials
Suggested Materials
ISOS standards
Morphological stability
Flexibility and delamination
Polymer stability
LBIC
Decay Curves
ISOS
Stability and Degradation
Solar Cell Fabrication
Coating - Part I
Coating - Part II
Printing - Part I
Printing - Part II
Upscaling
Testing and Encapsulation
Recorded Live Session IV
Spin coating
Blade coating
Spray coating
Slot die coating
Screen printing
Flexographic printing
Gravure printing
Inkjet
Lab scale fabrication
Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing
Inks
Suggested Materials
Coating
Printing
Wrapping Up
Going Large Scale
Realizing the Solar Park
Recorded Live Session V
Acknowledgements
Final Exam
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