For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESC5124 | Introduction to the deposition of energy materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| With increasing interest in energy materials around the world, this course will cover the topics of thermodynamics, energy material growth, surface treatment, thin film deposition of various energy materials, and film processing. | |||||||||
| ESC5125 | Advanced energy materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| This course examines the latest research trends on various energy materials and discusses what future research is important. It also aims to help create new science based on future research directions presented in the discussion. | |||||||||
| ESC5126 | Nano electron spectroscopy and materials properties | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Korean | Yes | |
| Electron spectroscopy deals with the electronic structure and dynamics of atoms or molecules in the material structure. Modern electron spectroscopy with spatial resolution of less than one unit cell has developed into an advanced analysis technology that can directly extract the electronic state information of each atomic unit in the material structure, ranging from crystalline materials to organic soft materials and biosamples. By providing structure-chemical information on a wide range of materials, it is possible to understand the properties of materials. This course introduces the principles and applications of nanoscale electron spectroscopy, which is key to understanding the quantum phenomena of materials, and introduces computer simulations based on spectral data, electronic structure, and energy state. A series of lectures includes the principle and practice of electron spectroscopy on the nanoscale, atomic and molecular orbital theories, electron spectroscopy simulations based on discrete variation first principles. | |||||||||
| ESC5127 | Introduction to Photon Physics for Energy Science | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| As the name implies, this course provides an introductory study on the photochemistry and photophysical processes that occur in materials through light irradiation or light emission, from basic concepts to the areas currently being studied. This class is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of theory and experimental techniques in photochemistry and photophysics research. Solid state physics, energy transfer, energy conversion and storage, sensors, etc will be covered in this class. | |||||||||
| ESC5128 | Introduction to Quantum Photonics for Renewable Energy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| Renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics are becoming important as low-carbond and eco-friendly energy. In this class, students will learn various complex technologies in an introductory format absed on optics and photonics on how to produce electricity using a variety of renewable energy sources. | |||||||||
| ESC5129 | Introduction to Ultrafast Science and Spectroscopy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course work covers the basic concepts of ultrafast scienc and spectroscopy occuring in the 1~1000 femtosecond time scales. In addition to the advances in science and technology, ultrahigh speed technology has become an increasingly important tool for applications with the advent of pulse laser having high power, more stable and broad spectrum. In this class, the comprehensive combination of theory and experimental techniques will be used to explain and understand the various problems neccesary to understand a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, biophysics, and engineering. | |||||||||
| ESC5130 | Current Topics on Colloidal Nanocrystals Research | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| The goal of the course is to enable students to read and understand basic concepts prevalent in the literature on colloidal nanoscrystals, and to recognize the pressing and impending issues facing researchers and engineers in the field. Up-to-date research activities will be discussed in the class with full participation from the students. | |||||||||
| ESC5132 | Computational Approach for Energy Materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Korean | Yes | |
| Density functional theory (DFT) becomes a standard approach to understand the material properties, from electronic band structures, phonon as well as transport phenomena. It is also useful to understand the chemical properties of materials. This course will introduce key concepts of DFT and its practical use in different contexts. The course will start from a basic background of quantum physics and chemistry, Hartree-Fock to DFT approximations. The practical approach on how to use DFT code (e.g. Quantum Espresso) will be introduced. Some basics of using Linux operation system will be covered. After this course, students will establish a basic overview of how a DFT code works and abilities to further self-study. The class is designed for last-year undergraduate and graduate students with different backgrounds. | |||||||||
| ESC5133 | Quantum Materials for Sustainable Energy I | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course will introduce the basic properties of solid materials in the context of the requirements of harvesting energy sources. The main focuses in this course are materials for solar and thermal energy harvesting. The course contains three parts: i) introduction to sustainable energy; ii) introduction to basic concepts in solid materials (e.g. electrical and thermal properties), elementary quantum physics, the modern theory of solids; iii) materials and devices for solar cell and thermoelectricity. Some advanced topics will be also covered. The physics and chemistry of semiconductor devices will be covered, from p-n junction to heterostructure photocatalyst. The class is designed for last-year undergraduate and graduate students with different backgrounds. | |||||||||
| ESC5147 | Problem Solving for Energy Industries 1 | 1 | 2 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course is an active learning course that explores the difficulties of energy industry. This course presents the problem technology of the energy industry in the form of a problem bank in advance, and learners can solve it as problem-based learning. This class is a bottom-up class that the teacher are required to guide learners to solve the answer scientifically. Learners may submit results in the form of term papers or prototypes, and the instructor may evaluate them with the input of energy industry experts. | |||||||||
| ESC5148 | Problem Solving for Energy Industries 2 | 2 | 4 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course is an active learning course that explores the difficulties of energy industry. This course presents the problem technology of the energy industry in the form of a problem bank in advance, and learners can solve it as problem-based learning. This class is a bottom-up class that the teacher are required to guide learners to solve the answer scientifically. Learners may submit results in the form of term papers or prototypes, and the instructor may evaluate them with the input of energy industry experts. | |||||||||
| ESC5149 | Quantum Materials for Sustainable Energy II | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| The aim of this course is to introduce the basic concepts of quantum mechanics from ‘first quantization’ to second quantization. The band structure of solids will be introduced with the tight-binding approach. The concept of symmetry in molecules (point group) and solids (space group) will be introduced. Especially, the magnetic, superconducting properties of materials will be covered. The Berry phases in electronic structure theory and its related topological materials will be shortly introduced. The class is designed for last-year undergraduate and graduate students with physics and materials science backgrounds but it is not limited to ambitious students with other backgrounds. The main focuses of the course are quantum mechanics, band structure of solids, and symmetry. This is the most important background for students can further reading by themselves for advanced concepts of magnetism, superconductivity, and topological materials. | |||||||||
| ESC5150 | Introduction to Photovoltaic Materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| This course will examine the sustainable energy solutions with emphasis on the role of materials science and chemistry. This course aims to provide a fundamental and comprehensive understandings to the students who wants to research novel energy materials for renewable energy system specifically focusing on solar cell. | |||||||||
| ESC5151 | Renewable Energy and Optoelectronic Industry | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| Optoelectronic industries are industries that research and develop various photoelectric devices such as light-emitting diodes, lasers, photodetectors, optical fibers, and optical waveguides. The optoelectronic industry plays a very large role in the development of renewable energy that replaces existing energy sources. In particular, the goal of this course is to understand how the trend of low power and miniaturization is being implemented in the optoelectronic industry, and the development and operation status of optoelectronic device technology applied with renewable energy sources. | |||||||||
| ESC5152 | Integrated renewable energy system I | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Korean | Yes | |
| The renewable energy convergence system course aims to understand the convergence principles and technologies based on various renewable energy technologies. In particular, lectures are conducted focusing on research and industry issues such as integration of various renewable energy sources and economic feasibility of electricity and transmission. In the light of the sustainability and technology status of renewable energy technologies, the prospect of such convergence systems is also diagnosed. Specifically, comprehensive understanding of the principles and operational status of various renewable energy technologies, evaluation through analysis of strengths and weaknesses of these technologies, analysis of effectiveness in terms of integrated systems, and economic feasibility, technological feasibility, and sustainability accompanying the process of convergence of renewable energy technologies will be discussed. | |||||||||