TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the need of renewable energy 2) Explain the light-matter interaction and working principle of photovoltaic solar cells. 3) Perform the design of photovoltaic solar cells. 4) Learn the production and characterization methods of solar cell. 5) Have knowledge about development and application of innovative technologies in solar cells.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None.
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Energy Demands and Solar Energy 2nd Week Characteristics of Solar Radiation 3rd Week Absorption and Reflection of Light 4th Week Fundamentals of Semiconductor Physics 5th Week Generation, Transportation and Recombination of Charge Carriers in Semiconductors 6th Week pn Junctions 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Fundamentals of Solar Cells 9th Week Design of Solar Cells and Light Management 10th Week Advances in Solar Cell Technologies: First, Second and Third Generation Solar Cells 11th Week Fabrication of Solar Cells 12th Week Characterization of Solar Cells 13th Week Photovoltaic Modules 14th Week Applications of Solar Cells
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Physics of Solar Cells, Peter Würfel, Wiley-VCH, (2009), 2. The Physics of Solar Cells, Jenny Nelson, Imperial College Press, (2004), 3. Materials Concepts for Solar Cells, Thomas Dittrich, Imperial College Press, (2018), 4. Advances in Thin-fim solar Cells, I.M. Dharmadasa, Jenny Standford Publishing, (2018).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 8 112 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 2 35 70 Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No