Subsections
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- Module-1: Photovoltaic Cell Introduction, Semiconductor Junctions, Solar Cell Parameters and Equivalent Circuit, Losses and Efficiency Limits, PV Technology, Silicon Solar Cells, Thin-film solar cells, Third Generation Concepts
- Module-2: Electrocatalysis Introduction; Hydrogen from different routes and viability, electrocatalysis & catalysis; effect of potential on rate of reaction; rates of complex processes; potential energy diagrams and electrocatalysis (some correlation); quantum mechanical aspects; Radiationless transfer theories; some examples of electrocatalytic reactions; hydrogen electrode reactions; oxygen electrode reactions; organic oxidations; General remarks on practical electrocatalysts, Electrochemical CO 2 reduction.
- Module-3: Photocatalytic Water Splitting Introduction, Basic Principles of Photocatalytic water splitting, Experimental method for water splitting, General view of elements constructing heterogeneous photocatalyst materials, UV-Active Photocatalysts for Water Splitting, Approaches to Modifying the Electronic Band Structure for Visible- Light Harvesting, Approaches for Efficient Photogenerated Charge Separation, Hydrogen, Oxygen Generation Systems Containing Sacrificial Reagents, Overall Water-Splitting Systems, Photo electrochemical water splitting, Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction.
- Module-4: Waste Energy Harvesting Introduction, Special topic on renewable energy, Energy sources, Mechanical energy harvesting: Piezoelectric effect, Nanopiezotronics, Triboelectric effect, Thermal energy harvesting: Thermoelectric effect, Pyroelectric effect, Nanogenerator, Self-powered Systems, Device fabrication.
- Module-5: Fuel Cell Design Types of fuel cells, their operational principles and basic electrochemistry for understanding key processes in the fuel cell. Performance Explore laws governing fuel cell operation, Kinetics electrode kinetics, Tafel equation, charge transfer reaction, electrocatalysis - design, activation kinetics, Fuel cell charge and mass transport. PEMFC, Methanol, Alkaline and Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells, Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, Solid oxide Fuel cells (SOFCs).
- Module-6: Energy Storage Batteries: Battery Applications and Parameters, History of Batteries, Principles of Batteries, Lead Acid Batteries, Lithium Ion Batteries, Lithium recycling, Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries. Supercapacitor: Introduction, Historical overview: Capacitor, Ultracapacitor and supercapacitor, Electrical energy storage mechanism electrochemical capacitors, Similarities and differences between supercapacitor, battery and hybrid electrical storage devices, Component of supercapacitor, Energetics and elements of the kinetics of electrode process, Energy vs power, AC Impedance behavior of ECs, Practical aspects of preparation and Evaluation of device performances, Technology development.
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- L. B. Kong, T. Li, H. H. Hng, F. Boey, T. Zhang, S. Li, Waste Energy Harvesting: Mechanical and Thermal Energies, Springer, Berlin 2014.
- Klaus Jger, Olindo Isabella, Arno H. M. Smets, Ren A. C. M. M. van Swaaij, Miro Zeman, Solar Energy; Fundamentals, Technology, and Systems, Copyright 2014, Delft University of Technology.
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- J. Schneider, D. Bahnemann, J. Ye, G. Li Puma, D. D. Dionysiou, Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Perspectives, RSC, 2016.
- F. Barbir, PEM Fuel Cells, 2nd Ed., Elsevier, 2012.
