APME7003
Sustainable Energy Harvesting Technologies

 

Course Description

This course covers the basic principles and recent advances in energy harvesting materials and technologies, with a focus on the role of materials and nanotechnology in the development of these technologies. The course will cover photovoltaic & bi-functional devices, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, triboelectric and pyroelectric energy harvesting, nuclear energy, water energy, wind energy, and the relevant materials and device considerations.