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Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice

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Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Organic Solar Cells - Theory and Practice

646 ratings

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).

From the lesson

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.

The Instructors2:15

Introduction10:08

3 Generations of Solar Cells11:49

Tutorial - Introduction1:33

Tutorial - Terms and Abbreviations10:10

Meet the Instructors

Eva Bundgaard
PhD, Senior Scientist
DTU Energy
Frederik C. Krebs
PhD, Professor
DTU Energy
Mikkel Jørgensen
PhD, Senior Scientist
DTU Energy
Morten Vesterager Madsen
Researcher
DTU Energy

Welcome to this coursera course.

Thank you very much for joining in.

I'm very happy that you would like to join, and I speak for

both of my colleagues that will be with you through the entire course.

We think it's great that you are interested, and we'd

love to take the opportunity to follow you through the

field of solar energy with special focus on how we're

going to lift human energy demand in the future through new methodologies.

In this case it's the eh, the quick and fast method of manufacturing

a very, very light solar harvesting device, a plastic solar cell.

My name is Frederik Krebs.

I'm a professor at the Technical University of Denmark.

And I've been working with polymer solar cells for many, many years.

I always believed in it.

I still believe in it.

There are still a lot of challenges to solve, and we're working on it.

And hopefully, after you finish the course, you will be able to step in, help

us, and together we'll be able to lift

humankind into a renewable and clean energy future.

>> My name is Mikkel, and I'm a

senior scientist at the Technical University of Denmark.

I'm also working with organic solar cells.

And in this course I will focus on

stability issues which is a very important factor for

devices that contain organic materials that are subject to

water and oxygen with the added component of light.

>> My name is Eva and I am a

senior scientist here at the Technical University of Denmark.

Here I do research in the field of organic photovoltaics, and I combine

this area with my interest in organic

synthesis, organic chemistry, and materials and design.

>> Now you've met me, you've met Eva, you've met Mikkel, and we are

very happy all of us, as you can see, that you have joined in.

We would also like to know something about you.

This will help us adapt and react to the need of the scholar wishing to follow us.

It will also enable us to, in the future, tailor and maybe readapt some

of the stuff we've done, maybe some of the stuff we haven't done so well.

So, we really look forward to your help.

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