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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).

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Approx. 23 hours to complete

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Approx. 23 hours to complete

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Instructor

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4.68/5 (139 Ratings)

Suraj Manikandan

121,178 Learners

2 Courses

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Solar Cells and Life Cycle Analysis

By the end of the module we have set the following goals for you: -You should have gained knowledge on solar cells, and their place as a renewable energy -Be able to distinguish between different solar cell technologies -Describe the difference between the three generations of solar cells -Identify the four steps of life cycle analysis -Determine differences between embedded energy, energy return factor, and energy payback time.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 52 min), 9 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

The Instructors2mIntroduction10m3 Generations of Solar Cells11mTutorial - Introduction1mTutorial - Terms and Abbreviations10mLife Cycle Analysis - Part I9mLife Cycle Analysis - Part II6m

9 readings

Welcome1mTerms and abbreviations10mSolar energy10mSolar cells10mSolar cells - the three generations10mLife cycle analysis10mComparison of OPV with other technologies10mEnvironmental impacts of OPV10mInterpreting the results for OPV10m

3 practice exercises

Solar cells30mGetting to Know the OPV Jargon30mLCA30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Organic and Polymer Solar Cells

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 85 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

OPV Working Principles6mHow to Characterize Solar Cells4mTutorial - IV Curves7mLayers in the Solar Cell7mApplications4mRecorded Live Session I56m

8 readings

Polymer solar cells10mWhy polymer solar cells10mHow to messure solar cells10mIncident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE)10mHow do polymer solar cells work10mThe layer stack10mTandem Solar Cells10mSuggested Materials10m

2 practice exercises

Determine Solar Cell Parameters30mWorking Principles30m

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Materials in Solar Cells

5 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 103 min), 10 readings, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Materials in the Active Layer9mPolymers7mSynthesis7mCharacterization of Polymers7mExamples from Literature6mRecorded Live Session II1h 5m

10 readings

Conjugated polymers10mSide chains10mImportant materials10mSuggested Materials10mPolymer synthesis10mPurification10mUV-vis spectroscopy10mElectrochemical measurements10mNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)10mSize exclusion chromatography10m

3 practice exercises

Materials30mPolymerization30mCharacterization30m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Stability and Degradation

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 107 min), 9 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Stability and Degradation - Introduction7mDecay Curves6mISOS Standards12mStability Examples6mMorphological Stability 4mElectrical Defects9mRecorded Live Session III1h

9 readings

Degradation and stability10mMorphological stability10mSuggested Materials10mSuggested Materials10mISOS standards10mMorphological stability10mFlexibility and delamination10mPolymer stability10mLBIC10m

3 practice exercises

Decay Curves30mISOS30mStability and Degradation30m

Reviews

4.7

297 reviews

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1 star
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TOP REVIEWS FROM ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS - THEORY AND PRACTICE

by DRJul 24, 2022

This is a great course. OPVs are the future and we need to understand it. This course was able to teach me and carry me through the OPV's world.

I would like to thank you all.

by SRJul 13, 2017

Though in the start of this course, I felt some what that the course is slightly premature. But as the course goes on I learnt a lot of things which are quite useful.

by ADJun 10, 2020

Great learning this wonderful course..Really love to be associated with this topic of organic solar cell. Thanks to all mentors for teaching so beautifully..Thanks to DTU and coursera.

by AEJun 7, 2020

This course was well laid out with presentations coupled with reading information and the quizzes between topics helped compound the information that was taught.

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Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Is this course for me?
Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice is a specialized course on organic solar cells. If you are looking for a more general course we can strongly recommend Introduction to solar cells (https://www.coursera.org/learn/solar-cells). as an alternative

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