For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESC5046 | Energy Device Characterization | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| The lecture covers energy device related material characterization, optical, chemical, physical, and electrical property characterization in energy device fabrication process. Various device characterization methods including destructive and non-destructive analysis methods will be discussed for the fabrication completed energy device. Electrical property influencing factors will be treated to achieve the higher efficiency of energy device. | |||||||||
| ESC5047 | Solar Energy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| Almost all range of solar energy related topics are covered. After an introduction of basic optical phenomena, the lecture covers different aspect of the solar energy conversion efficiencies. Since energy conversion requires internal built-in potential to segregate photo-generated electron-hole pairs, various junction types are addressed such as MS, MIS, SIS, PN, PIN, homojunction, and heterojunction. Other practical issues are treated in terms of device fabrication, characterization, simulation, and future research trend. | |||||||||
| ESC5053 | Research, Development, and Opportunities in Future Technology | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This lecture is focused on the technology innovation to enable the changes of future society. Discussion points are 1) what kinds of research is going in the present and 2) what levels of output is needed to contribute to future technology innovation. Related technology areas is 1) materials: nano materials, and 2) devices: energy, display, memory, battery, and communication | |||||||||
| ESC5058 | Instrumental Analysis for Energy Materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| Recently energy materials with scales from nanometer to meter have been needed to be analyzed by various instruments. Assuming that the graduate students had taked the “analytical chemistry” and “instrumental analysis”, in this class students will learn the knowhow to analyze the energy materials by using instrumental analysis. Therefore student will know how to solve the problems in their measurements in their lab. | |||||||||
| ESC5059 | Energy Science Ⅲ | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| Because of the lack of fossil fuel, the renewable energy is strongly needed in our society. In this class we will discuss various renewable energy sourses, and especially bio-energy. Students will learn the scientific background and technology related to bio-energy. | |||||||||
| ESC5066 | Nanostructure growth and synthesis | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| This subject will cover the theoretical background of experimental techniques related to the nanostructure growth, synthesis and thin film deposition. The basic crystal growth techniques, the chemical vapor deposition (CVD), the atomic layer deposition (ALD), the pulsed laser deposition (PLD), as well as the sputtering technique will be discussed. The details of experimental procedures in addition to the basic principles of physics, chemistry and material science will be included. The fundamental technique for structural analysis will also be covered. | |||||||||
| ESC5068 | Thermal properties of nanomaterials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| The lecture will introduce the definition of heat energy, transport of heat energy in bulk and nanomaterials, roles of electrons and phonons in heat transport, transport behavior of electron and lattice vibration upon material structure, conversion of the heat energy into electrical energy, and control of heat flow, and management of the waste heat. | |||||||||
| ESC5071 | Multidimensional Optical Spectroscopy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This class will introduce various mulidimensional optical spectroscopic techniques, and cover their principles and the related research trends as well. Multidimensional optical spectroscopy is able to do a real-time observation of atomic motions on femtosecond and picosecond timescale, which can overcome the limitation of one dimensional spectroscopy. The different techniques yield, including correlation spectroscopy, an insight into energy transfer processes in the materials, and provide vibrational or structural dynamics, etc. | |||||||||
| ESC5076 | Energy Engineering 2 | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| In the lecture, we appreciate and look for a variety of energy sources than can be easily accessible in a life and understand a methodology that safely and effectively can convert those energy sources to reliable and sustainable energies. | |||||||||
| ESC5077 | Energy Engineering 3 | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| The lecture will emphasize the materials properties that are used in energy generation and transformation of energy into other form. In order to understand energy-related materials, the lecture will cover materials properties including crystal structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties and then, the correlation between material properties with energy generation and transformation will be addressed. | |||||||||
| ESC5083 | Theory of Energy Materials | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| The lecture will introduce the fundamentals of material science and theoretically understand the various physical, chemical and mechanical properties of materials derived from crystal structures. From the understanding of material science, the operating mechanism of key materials in energy conversion, production and storage fields will be discussed together with ideas for improving energy efficiency of materials in each field based on the theoretical viewpoint. | |||||||||
| ESC5090 | Energy Storage 1 | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course will introduce the definition of principles and techniques for storage energy systems. The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of the principles and techniques for basic materials for storage energy system. This subject covers basic information of current state-of-art storage energy system and the related interdisciplinary knowledge of chemistry, physics, and materials science and engineering. As such, in near future, the students can be fostered to improve their knowledge on storage energy system to be energy leaders for related industries and institutes. | |||||||||
| ESC5091 | Energy Storage 2 | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This subject covers advanced information of current state-of-art storage energy system and the related interdisciplinary knowledge of chemistry, physics, and materials science and engineering. The purpose of this course is to gain an in-depth understanding of the governing principles and techniques for storage energy system. As such, in near future, the students can be fostered to improve their knowledge on storage energy system to become leaders to develop world leading science and technology in storage energy field. | |||||||||
| ESC5103 | Solid State Principles for Energy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Korean | Yes | |
| Solid state physics is one of the fundamental methodologies for the understanding of physical processes concerning energy generation and storage inside the condensed matter. The description of physical phenomena using the band-theory and the quasi-particles (such as phonon or exciton) and that of physical interaction of metal/insulator/semiconductor with light, heat or mechanical force will be mainly reviewed in the class and it is expanded to the study about dielectrics, magnetism, and superconductivity. The energy generation such as photovoltaics/thermoelectrics and the energy storage using nanostructured materials will also be covered in the class. | |||||||||
| ESC5104 | Organic/Inorganic Chemistry for Energy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | English | Yes | |
| This course mainly covers the basic principles of organic and inorganic chemistry. Course topics include wide-ranging fields such as synthetic organic methodologies, transition-metal complexes and their applications, and biomass conversions for the production of renewable energies (e.g., hydrogen gas, methanol, and bio-refinery feedstocks). This course is particularly well suited for students studying environmental, chemical and material sciences. | |||||||||