Course Objectives

• This course will educate students on the design, working of photo voltaic technology and use of materials in nanoscale in these photovoltaics.
• This course will provide the study of several types of nanocatalysts for various industrial applications.

Learning Outcomes

• COs	Course outcomes	Mapping COs with POs (High-3, Medium-2, Low-1)
  CO1	To obtain adequate knowledge regarding several photovoltaic technologies and its various applications in nano-scale.	PO1-3, PO2-3, PO3-2, PO7-2
  CO2	To gain significant knowledge about industrial catalytic processes and catalysts at nano-levels which helps them to apply for several industrial applications and help them for higher research and employability.	PO1-1, PO2-3,  PO7-2, PO9-2
  CO3	To gain various internship opportunities in Photovoltaic start-up & R &D organizations.	PO3-3, PO6-2,PO7-2,  PO9-2

Course Syllabus

Module 1:

Electro-Magnetic visible spectrum, Optical absorption, Direct bandgap & indirect bandgap semiconductors, Minority carrier transport properties.

Practice 1: Calculation of optical absorption coefficient of a photovoltaic material using BIOVIA Material Studio.  

Practice 2: Calculation of reflectivity and optical conductivity of a photovoltaic material using BIOVIA Material Studio.

Module 2:

Surface and interface recombination; PN junctions and transport of charge carriers; Solar cell parameters; Photo current & spectral responses; Types of different generation of PV systems: 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation PV systems

Practice 3:Calculation of electronic band gap of a photovoltaic material.

Practice 4: Calculation of real and imaginary part of dielectric function of a photovoltaic material by Biovia MS

Practice 5:VI characteristics of solar cell/module.

Practice 6:Structure analysis of multiferroic material for PV applications.

Module 3:

Si photovoltaics; Thin film solar cell production; Nano coating on photovoltaics; ; CdTe PV systems

Module 4:

CIGs PV Systems; Dye-sensitized solar cell; III-V multi junction solar cells; Organic solar cell; OPV working principles; Perovskite solar cell;

Module 5:

Quantum dots based solar cells; Nanowire based solar cells; Carbon nanomaterials based solar cells,

Module 6:

Nano catalyst production; Use of graphene as nano catalytic applications; Artificial photosynthesis; CO₂ conversion;

Module 7:

Photocatalysis; Au nanoparticle as effective catalyst; Hydrogen production using nanocatalyst, Nano titanium oxide as photocatalyst

Reference Books:

1. Solar Energy: The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems;    Olindo Isabella, Klaus Jäger, Arno Smets, René van Swaaij, Miro Zeman.

2. Nanomaterials in catalysis; Philippe Serp, Karine Philippot.

Session Plan

Session 1

Electro-Magnetic visible spectrum

Electro-Magnetic visible spectrum

Electromagnetic spectrum

PPT

Session 2

Optical absorption :

Optical absorption in materials

Optical absorption

Lec - 2 Optical Absorption

Session 3

Practice 1 (2 hours) :

Calculation of optical absorption coefficient of a photovoltaic material using BIOVIA Material Studio. 

https://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/castep/documentation/WebHelp/content/tutorials/casteptutorial/castep_tut_intro.htm

Session 4

Direct bandgap & indirect bandgap SC :

Direct and indirect band gap-Modern Physics

From Library from Cambridge

Lec-3 Direct Bandgap

Session 5

Practice 2 (2 hours) : Calculation of reflectivity and optical conductivity of a photovoltaic material using BIOVIA Material Studio.

Session 6

Minority carrier transport properties :

Carrier transport phenomena

Transport properties

Transport of charge carriers

Lec-4_Minority carrier impact

Session 7

Practice 3 (2 hours) : Calculation of electronic band gap of a photovoltaic material.

http://Calculation of electronic band gap of a photovoltaic material.

Session 8

Surface and interface recombination :

Recombination and generation

Generation, recombination of charge carriers, mean life time of carrier

Cornell library document

Lec-5_SURFACE & INTERFACE RECOMBINATION

Session 9

Practice 4 (2 hours): Calculation of real and imaginary part of dielectric function of a photovoltaic material by Biovia MS

-https://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/castep/documentation/WebHelp/content/tutorials/casteptutorial/castep_tut_intro.htm

Session 10

PN Junctions and transport of charge carriers :

Semiconductor junction

Semiconductor junction-II

Lec-6_P-N JUNCTION

Session 11

Parameters for solar cell measurement :

Parameters of solar panel & efficiency calculation

External parameters

Lec-7_Solar Cell Parameters

Session 12

Practice 5 (2 hours) : VI characteristics of solar cell/module.

https://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/castep/documentation/WebHelp/content/tutorials/casteptutorial/castep_tut_intro.htm

Session 13

Photo current & spectral responses

Spectral mismatch in solar cells

How to measure spectral response and carrier lifetime measurement using Solar simulator

Session 14

Practice 6 (2 hours) :Structure analysis of multiferroic material for PV applications.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2jpHg2vX8

Session 15

Types of different generation of PV systems :

Various generations of solar cell

1st, 2nd, 3rd generation of solar cells

https://www.iitk.ac.in/ispst/?page=solar_cells

Third generation PV technologies

Session 16

Si Photovoltaics :

Crystalline silicon Photo-Voltaics

Manufacturing of crystalline silicon

Thin-Film silicon PV Technology

Making the best possible silicon solar cell

Lec-8_C-Si Solar Cell

Session 17

Thin film solar cell production :

Thin film solar cells

Thin Film solar Cells

Lec-13_Thin FIlm SOlar Cells

Session 18

Nano coating on photovoltaics :

Antireflective coatings, texturing, and nanostructuring

How anti-reflective coatings work for semiconductors

Anti reflection coating

Thin film solar cells

Session 19

CdTe PV Technology :

CdTe PV Technology

Cadmium Telluride kick-started the solar boom

PPT

Lec-14_CdS Thin FIlm SOlar Cells - Copy

Session 20

CIGS PV technology :

CIGS PV technology

CIGS and amorphous silicon

Thin film solar panels and CIGS technology

PPT

Session 21

Dye-sensitized solar cell :

Dye-sensitised solar cells: Animation

Dye sensitized solar sells, DSSC

Fabrication of a dye-sensitized solar cell

Lec-16_DSSC

Session 22

Multi-junction solar cells :

How do multi-junction solar cells work?

Multijunction solar cells

Multi junction solar cells: wrap up

PPT

Session 23

Perovskite solar cell :

Constructing a perovskite solar cell

The potential for perovskite solar cells

Perovskite solar cell - frontier energy solution

Multi junction solar cells: wrap up

Lec-18_Perovskite Solar Cells

Session 24

Organic solar cell :

A printable, flexible, organic solar cell

Organic solar cells

OPV

Lec-17_Organic Solar Cells

Session 25

OPV working principles :

OPV working principles - 1

How to characterize OPV

IV curves

Layers in the solar cell

Session 26

Quantum dot solar cells :

Introduction to quantum dot solar cells

Quantum dot solar cells. The next big thing in photovoltaics

Quantum-dot-based solar cells: Recent advances, strategies, and challenges

Quantum dots solar cells: How it works ?

Lec-20 Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Session 27

Nanowire based solar cells :

Silicon nanowire-based solar cells

Breakthrough technology

Nanowires with promise for photovoltaics

Lec-21 Nanowire Solar Cells

Session 28

Carbon nanomaterials based solar cells :

Carbon nanotubes might be the secret boost solar energy has been looking for

How graphene is taking solar cells to the next level

Photovoltaic effect in ideal carbon nanotube diodes SWNT

Lec-22 Carbon Based Solar Cells

Session 29

Nanocatalysts :

Nano catalyst production

Nanocatalysis - smaller, cheaper, more efficient

Lec-23 Nanocatalysts

Session 30

Use of graphene as nano catalytic applications :

Catalytic growth of graphene: Towards large-area single-crystalline graphene

Graphene-based photocatalysts for CO2 reduction to solar fuel

A review article

Lec-24 Graphene_Nanocatalysts

Session 31

Artificial photosynthesis :

Artificial photosynthesis, an energy technology of the future

Learning from leaves: Going green with artificial photosynthesis

Artificial leaf technology could one day power our world

Artificial photosynthesis - Bionic leaf

Artificial Photo-Synthesis

Session 32

Carbon dioxide conversion :

Using catalysts to transform carbon dioxide into a fuel source

Efficient conversion of CO2: in fuels through the Copper catalyst

CO2 conversion using bimetallic metal nanocatalysts

Session 33

Photo-Catalysis :

photocatalysis

TiO2 photocatalyst coating for water treatment

Photocatalysts for water purification

How to treat wastewater using photo-catalysis?

Lec-25 Photo-Catalysts

Session 34

Gold nano particle:effective catalyst :

Catalysis on sub-nanoscale gold

Gold, as a catalyst?

Shining gold catalysis

A Review

Lec-24 Au NP_Nanocatalysts

Session 35

Hydrogen production using nanocatalyst :

Nanocrystals and Nickel catalyst substantially improve light-based hydrogen production

Catalyst that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen

Nanomaterial catalysts for solar hydrogen generation

Lec-27 Nanocatalysts for H Production

Session 36

Nano titanium oxide as photocatalyst :

TiO2 photocatalyst coating for water treatment

Photocatalysis : TiO2

A Review Article

Lec-25 Photocatalyst TiO2