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Seit WS 2014/15

English

Photo-Electrochemical Energy Conversion

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Krol, Roel

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Schriftliche Prüfung

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Fakultät II

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Kontakt


TC 8

Beuster, Frank

r.vandekrol@tu-berlin.de

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, the student is able to: • Discuss the motivation, merits, and challenges for the Hydrogen Economy • Describe various routes towards generation of solar fuels, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages compared to other sustainable energy routes • Relate electronic band structure to optical and electrical properties of metal oxide semiconductors • Identify and predict relationships between point defects, dopants, and conductivity in metal oxides • Construct Brouwer diagrams and perform simple numerical defect calculations • Describe the operating principles of simple devices and materials based on semiconductor junctions, such as solar cells, photocatalysts, and photo-electrochemical devices • Discuss the merits and requirements of various materials and device configurations for solar water splitting • Describe the role of nanotechnologie in photoelectrochemical energy conversion Die Veranstaltung vermittelt überwiegend: Fachkompetenz 70% Methodenkompetenz 15% Systemkompetenz 10% Sozialkompetenz 5%

Content

1. The Hydrogen Economy and pathways to solar fuels 2. Basic semiconductors properties: energy levels, charge carriers, dopants, and junctions 3. Metal oxide semiconductors: electronic structure and defect properties 4. Advanced defect chemistry: Brouwer diagrams, doping strategies, and nano-ionics 5. The semiconductor/electrolyte interface: energetics and charge transfer processes 6. Photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic routes to solar fuels 7. Photoelectrodes and electrocatalysts for water splitting 8. Solar fuel devices & reactors

Module Components

Pflichtteil:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course NameTypeNumberCycleLanguageSWSVZ
Photo-Electrochemical Energy ConversionSEM0235 L 860WiSeEnglish1
Photo-Electrochemical Energy ConversionVL0235 L 859WiSeEnglish3

Workload and Credit Points

Photo-Electrochemical Energy Conversion (SEM):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Präsenzzeit15.01.0h15.0h
Vor-/Nachbereitung15.02.0h30.0h
45.0h(~2 LP)

Photo-Electrochemical Energy Conversion (VL):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Präsenzzeit15.03.0h45.0h
Prüfungsvorbereitung15.02.0h30.0h
Vor-/Nachbereitung15.04.0h60.0h
135.0h(~5 LP)
The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

Vorlesung (VL): Vermittlung des Stoffes durch eine Vorlesung (Kern des Moduls) Seminar (SE): Vertiefung des Vorlesungsstoffes anhand ausgewählter Themen und durch Rechenübungen. Includes a laboratory tour at the Institute for Solar Fuels at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Dringend empfohlen: Modul „Anorganische Festkörper und Funktionsmaterialien“

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Written exam

Language

English

Duration/Extent

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Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

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Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

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Electronical lecture notes

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Literature

Recommended literature
R. Memming, Semiconductor Electrochemistry, 1. Auflage, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2001.
R. van de Krol, M. Grätzel, Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production, Springer, 2012.
Y.M. Chiang, D. Birnie III, W.D. Kingery, Physical Ceramics, 1. Auflage, Wiley, New York, 1997

Assigned Degree Programs


This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPOStuPOsVerwendungenErste VerwendungLetzte Verwendung
Chemie (M. Sc.)273WS 2014/15SoSe 2024
Chemieingenieurwesen (M. Sc.)214WiSe 2020/21WiSe 2023/24

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

Wahlpflichtmodul für die Vertiefungsfächer „Materialwissenschaftliche Chemie“, „Theorie“ oder „Technische Chemie“ im Master-Studiengang Chemie. Wahlmodul des Master-Studiengangs Physik nach Maßgabe freier Plätze

Miscellaneous

This course will be taught in english.