Courses
PHYS4016 Renewable Energy Materials and Devices (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- PHYS3015 Structure and Properties of Matter or consent of instructor
This course provides students an insight on understanding the renewable energy materials and devices with emphasis on semiconductor science and photovoltaic technologies for application in energy harvesting. Topics cover the principles of semiconductor physics, basic energy bands, carrier transport, p-n junctions, photovoltaic effect, device structures, applications and recent advances in solar cell technologies.