GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BULK AND NANO THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS/5331302
Course Title: BULK AND NANO THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Raşit AHISKA
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ahiska
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ahiska@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to design of bulk and nano thermoelectric cooling and termoelectric generators.To be able to perform their systems.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
   There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The theory of bulk thermoelectric semiconductor: The grid and the electron band structure. Phonon and electron kinetics.
2. Week  The theory of nano thermoelectric semiconductor: The grid and the electron band structure. Phonon and electron kinetics.
3. Week  Bulk thermoelectric materials: The properties of alloys of Bi, Te, Se, Sb semiconductors
4. Week  Thermoelectric nano materials: The properties of alloys of Bi, Te, Se, Sb nanostructure
5. Week  Bulk thermoelectric alloys: The properties of Bi2Te3Se and Bi2Te3Sb alloys
6. Week  Thermoelectric nano alloys: The properties of Bi2Te3Se and Bi2Te3Sb nanostructure
7. Week  The theory of Peltier effect of bulk thermoelectric semiconductors
8. Week  The theory of Peltier effect of nano thermoelectric semiconductors
9. Week  The theory of Seebek effect of bulk thermoelectric semiconductors
10. Week  The theory of Seebek effect of nano thermoelectric semiconductors
11. Week  Mid term exam
12. Week  The theory of bulk thermoelectric coolers
13. Week  Termoelektrik nano soğutucular teorisi
14. Week  The theory of bulk thermoelectric generators
15. Week  The theory of nano thermoelectric generators
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1.Instructor’s lecture notes. 2.Rowe D. (2010) CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics. 3.Ioffe A. (1960) Poluprovodnikovıe Termoelementı. International Thermoelectric Academy Forum
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
14
2
28
 Preparing Reports
8
2
16
 Preparing Presentation
8
2
16
 Presentation
8
2
16
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
1
1
1
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop, enhance and deepen and obtain creative original definitions by combining current knowledge of the field and critical thinking and researchX
2comprehend interdisciplinary interactions and relations relevant to physics; analyze, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas and to obtain original results by using expertise knowledge of the field,X
3obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of searchX
4develop a new scientific method in the field or apply a known method to a different problemX
5research, understand, design, adopt and apply an original subjectX
6question, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideasX
7publishtheir original works in refereed journalsX
8develop original ideas and methods in the field and also in interdisciplinary fields by using higher level skills such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and judgmentsX
9present their works and original ideas effectively in a scientific environmentX
10communicate anddiscuss in advance level of writing, oral and visual in at least one foreign languageX
11introduce technological developmentsin anacademic and professional manner and contribute to theprogress of it societyX