Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- FIZ 526 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Lecturing
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Muharrem GÖKÇEN
Instructor(s)
Goals To learn PN, MS and MIS type solar cells structure and to examine their characteristics under dark and light.
Course Content Source of solar energy and development of solar cells,Uses of solar energy,Advantages and disadvantages of the solar energy,Basic properties of semiconductors,Semiconductor interaction of light,Electrical characteristics of solar cells under dark and illumination,Yield calculations and yield losses,Improved solar cell technology,Silicon solar cell design,Other semiconductor solar cell structures.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Solar energy, source and theories of solar energy will be learned and its importance in semiconductor device technology will be achieved.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Source of solar energy and development of solar cells. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Uses of solar energy. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Advantages and disadvantages of the solar energy. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Basic properties of semiconductors. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Basic properties of semiconductors. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Semiconductor interaction of light. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Semiconductor interaction of light. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Electrical characteristics of solar cells under dark and illumination
9. Week Electrical characteristics of solar cells under dark and illumination. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Yield calculations and yield losses. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Improved solar cell technology. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Improved solar cell technology. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Silicon solar cell design. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Silicon solar cell design. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Improving the basic of theoretical and experimental applications of Classical, Modern and Quantum Physics knowledge obtained through undergraduate education to advanced level.
2 Interpreting the encountered physical problems of advanced level according to physical principles and improving the ability of solving such problems.
3 Obtaining the ability of setting connection between theory and applications about physics.
4 Following and interpreting physics literature and obtaining the ability of preparing advanced pulications using these acqusitions.
5 Gaining the ability of presenting in front of a community with the help of the acqusition through the courses taken during graduate education.
6 Using the background and approaches of different principles at a level of producing new theorems.
7 Obtaining the ability of gathering information, making comparisons, analizing and generating solution to the problems of experimental or theoretical physics.
8 Gaining the ability of following and using the physics literature which progresses daily through contacting with colleagues working on similar subjects at the attended activities such as workshop, seminar and conference.
9 Setting a theoretical model, solving the problems related to that model, approaching experimentally to the model, making the analysis of the experimentally obtained data and interpreting it through the advanced level knowledge obtained through graduate education.
10 Ensuring the constitution of all information that will be used along with the academical life at advanced level and reaching to the level that advanced level researches about physics can be conducted by defining the relationship between the obtained knowledge.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
PY1 5
PY2 4
PY3 5
PY4 5
PY5 4
PY6 5
PY7 5
PY8 4
PY9 5
PY10 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • M.A. Green, Solar Cells: Operating Principles, Technology and System Applications, Prentice Hall, 1981. • H. J. Hovel, Semiconductors and Semimetals, Vol. 11 Solar Cells, New Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1975. • S.R. Wenham, M.A. Green, M.E.Watt, R. Corkish, Applied Photovoltaics, 2nd Edition, Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2007. • J. Nelson, Physics of Solar Cells (Properties of Semiconductor Materials), Imperial College Press, 2003.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 3 42
Research 14 3 42
Interview 14 1 14
Presentation (Preparation) 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 204
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0