Course Information- MSE 200

Required Knowledge

MSE200: Students should have attended this course or attend as co-requisite or should provide proof of sufficient math knowledge to be able to follow this course. 

The course offers a modern fundamental understanding of the main concepts and practical applications of thermodynamics in materials science. The following major topics are discussed: review of the laws of classical thermodynamics, introduction to statistical thermodynamics phase equilibria, including phase diagrams, theory of solutions, chemical reactions involving gases and condensed matter, Ellingham diagrams, surface and interfacial phenomena, and thermodynamics at the nanoscale. 

Objective 1: The student will learn basic concepts of classical and statistical thermodynamics needed to understand thermodynamic principles and their application.
Objective 2: The student will learn to read and interpret phase diagrams of single-component, binary, and ternary systems.

Objective 3: The student will learn to solve basic thermodynamic problems. 

This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts in thermodynamics and their application in Materials Science. The following topics will be covered: review of the laws of classical thermodynamics, thermodynamic processes and cycles (Carnot and others), ideal and real gases, basics of statistical thermodynamics, solution theory and mixtures of gases and liquids, phase equilibria in single-component, binary, and ternary systems, chemical equilibria, surface and interface thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, kinetic gas theory, and polymer thermodynamics. 

Course Information-MSE 320

Required Knowledge

This course is elective and no prerequisite course. However, knowledge on physical chemistry, semiconductor physics and thermodynamics is beneficial to understand the concepts that will be addressed during the semester.​   

 

This course will provide the students with an up-to-date basic knowledge of the physical and chemical principles of materials used in solar cells of various kinds including but not limited to technologies such as: 1) silicon-based solar cells, 2) CIGS, CIS and other inorganic thin film solar cells, 3) multijunction solar cells, 4) nanoparticles and quantum dots solar cells, 5) organic and hybrid solar cells and 6) thermal and concentrator solar power generation.   
The objective of this course is to provide an insight into the fundamentals of solar cells and describe the manufacturing processes of different types of photovoltaics (PV). Throughout the course, students will learn physical principles of solar irradiation and solar cell operation. Emerging concepts of polymer, hybrid and quantum-dot-based solar cells will be described including device physics, manufacturing and technological development.  
320 Solar Cell Materials and Devices course is an elective course for MSc./PhD. students offered from Material Science and Engineering Department. The students interested in solar cells, solar technology and fundamentals behind solar cells from other departments can take the course by registering to the course.
The objective of this course is to provide an insight into the fundamentals of solar cells and describe the manufacturing processes of different types of photovoltaics (PV). Throughout the course, students will learn physical principles of solar irradiation and solar cell operation. Emerging concepts of polymer, hybrid and quantum-dot-based solar cells will be described including device physics, manufacturing and technological development.
The principles and materials addressed in this lecture will be useful for a wide range of applications such as solar cells, light emitting diodes, thermoelectrics and transistors.