| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ringel | June 23, 2000 |
| | 835.01 | Advanced Photovoltaics |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Fundamentals of nanostructured semiconductors for photovoltaics; space solar cells; optoelectronic properties of |
| | semiconductors; physics, operation, and design of compound semiconductor solar cells. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr (odd years). | 3 | G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 730. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | PN junction device physics; semiconductor physics; electronic and basic optical properties of elemental and compound |
| | semiconductors. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | No text |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Electronic Thin Film Science for Electrical Engineers and Materials Scientists, by K.N. Tu, J.W. Mayer and L.C. |
| | Feldman, MacMillan Publishing Co, New York, 1992. |
| | [2] The Materials Science of Thin Films, by M. Ohring, Academic Press, Boston, 1991. |
| | [3] Modular Series on Solid State Devices Vol. VI, "Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals," by R.R. Pierret, Addison |
| | Wesley, 1989. |
| | [4] Modular Series on Solid State Devices Vol. VIII, "Quantum Phenomena," by S. Datta, Addison Wesley, 1989. |
| | [5] Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Microstructures, by M. Jaros, Oxford Science, 1989. |
| | [6] Quantum Semiconductor Structures, by C. Weisbuch and B. Vinter, Harcourt Brace, 1991. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. The students will learn about the electronic and optical properties of semiconductor micro- and nanostructures. |
| | 2. The students will learn about the use of heterojunctions and nanostructures to enable novel optoelectronic devices in a |
| | general sense. |
| | 3. The students will learn about the internal electronic and optical physics of solar cell operation. |
| | 4. The students will learn about how micro- and nanostructures are used in photovoltaics. |
| | 5. The students will learn about high efficiency compound semiconductor solar cells. |
| | 6. The students will learn about space solar cells and space-related issues for photovoltaics. |
| | 7. The students will be exposed to future concepts for space power generation via photovoltaics. |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Semiconductor heterojunctions - synthesis and properties (4) |
| | Transport in heterojunctions (3) |
| | Two-dimensional, one-dimensional and zero-dimensional nanostructures (3) |
| | The terrestrial and space solar spectrum and environment (2) |
| | Solar cell physics and operation - electronic transport and optical absorption (4) |
| | Compound semiconductor solar cell design and physics (6) |
| | Space solar cells (2) |
| | The space environment - radiation effects; Earth; Mars; interplanetary (2) |
| | Future concepts (2) |
| | Exams; reviews (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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