Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies

Lecture Audio and Slides

WEEK #	TOPICS	SLIDES	AUDIO
1	Introduction	(PDF - 1.5MB)	Streaming   Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)
2	Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices	(PDF - 1.3MB)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)
3	Energy states in matter	(PDF)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)
4	Kinetic formulation of thermoelectricity	(PDF)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)
5	Current research on thermoelectric materials	(PDF - 1.9MB)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)
6	Thermionic power conversion	(PDF)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)
7	Photovoltaic cells	(PDF - 1.2MB)	Streaming Internet Archive (MP3 - 18MB)
8	Radiative heat transfer	(PDF - 1.0MB)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 18MB)
9	Solar concentration and solar thermal technology	(PDF - 1.4MB)	Streaming  Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)
10	Guest Lecture: Chris Schuh, “Nanostructured Materials: Stability Against Thermal Coarsening.”	(slides not available)	(audio not available)
11	Guest Lecture: Ivan Čelanović, “Photonic Crystals: Shaping the Flow of Thermal Radiation.”	(PDF - 5.9MB) (Courtesy of Ivan Čelanović. Used with permission.)	(audio not available)
12	Applications of thermoelectrics and photovoltaics	(PDF)	(audio not available)