Energy Materials and Devices

By Prof. Santanu Ghosh | IIT Delhi

Learners enrolled: 157

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course deals with various materials used for alternate energy sources and devices. The alternate energy resources and devices discussed in this lecture are (i) solar energy and photovoltaics, (ii) thermoelectric energy and thermoelectric generator, (iv) Thermionic energy conversion and devices, (v) Energy storage devices like supercapacitor, Ion batteries and fuel cell, (vi) hydrogen based energy and production of hydrogen by PEC water splitting.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Doctoral, PG and UG students

PREREQUISITES: B. Tech (fifth year completed), M. Sc (first year completed)

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: THDCIl, NPCIL, IOCL, Aditya Infratech,

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Physics Metallurgy and Material science & Mining Engineering Chemical Engineering Energy and Environment
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	21 Jul 2025
End Date :	10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	28 Jul 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	15 Aug 2025
Exam Date :	01 Nov 2025 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

Page Visits

Course layout

Week 1: Solar energy materials and Si solar cell

Week 2: Thin Film solar cell

Week 3: Dyes sensitized solar cell, quantum dot sensitized solar cell, perovskite solar cell and tandem solar cell

Week 4: Dye sensitized solar cell, quantum dot sensitized solar cell, perovskite solar cell and tandem solar cell

Week 5: Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric generator

Week 6: Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric generator, Thermionic energy conversion and devices

Week 7: Thermionic energy conversion and devices

Week 8: Materials for energy storage and devices: Capacitor and Supercapacitor

Week 9: Materials for energy storage devices: Chemical and Ion batteries

Week 10: Materials for energy storage devices: Fuel cell

Week 11: Fuel cell, PEC water splitting and hydrogen production: introduction

Week 12: PEC water splitting: Materials and devices

Books and references

Text book:

Advanced Energy material by Santanu Ghosh [Ane Book publisher, New Delhi]

Reference material:

Advances in Thin film solar cell by I. M. Dharam dasa [Pan Stanford publishing limited]
O’Regan B, Grätzel M (1991), Nature 353:737–740.
Chen B, Bai Y, et al., Adv Energy Mater 2016; 6. [1601128-n/a].
D. Paul, Thermoelectric energy harvesting, Chapter 4, Intech Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/57092
Yang Y, Niu S, Han D, Liu T, Wang G, Li Y. Adv Energy Mater 2017; 7:1–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700555.
K. Engeland, M. Borga, J. Creutin, and B. François, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 79, 600-617 (2017).

Instructor bio

Prof. Santanu Ghosh

IIT Delhi

Dr. Santanu Ghosh, Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi has long experience in teaching and research on various materials from bulk to nanoscale, their synthesis, characterization and applications. He investigated many materials like oxides, nitrides, chalcogenides, metals, nanocomposites, carbon nanostructures for miscellaneous applications, which include some renewable energy sources. He also taught a course titled ‘Energy materials and devices’ to undergraduate, postgraduate students and young researchers. He has authored about 140 research papers, several book chapters, review articles, two books (Titled ‘ Advanced Energy Material’ & ‘ Introduction to Engineering Aspects of Nuclear Physics) and one web-based course (under NPTEL).

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: November 01, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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