NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Originator	Sylvain X. Marsillac, x4903, Sylvain.Marsillac@utoledo.edu
Department	PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY
Level	Graduate
Program Change	No
Type of Course
Alpha Code	PHYS–6630
Title	Semiconductors I
Starting/Frequency	Fall 2007/ Fall every year
Enrollment	10-15
Cross-List/Level	8630
Hours/Mode	3/Lecture
Reg/Repeat	1 per semester/ No repeat for credit
Grading	Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)
Pre-/Co-requisites	None, other than graduate status
Catalog Description	[3 hours] Review of modern theory of solids. Semiconducting and metallic materials. Semiconductor devices including p-n junctions and solar cells.
Syllabus	See attached
Curriculum Fit	Elective. This course is part of a new emphasis on alternative energies developed within the University.
Similarity to Other Courses	None

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Originator	Sylvain X. Marsillac, x4903, Sylvain.Marsillac@utoledo.edu
Department	PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY
Level	Graduate
Program Change	No
Type of Course
Alpha Code	PHYS–6640
Title	Fundamentals of Solar Cells
Starting/Frequency	Spring 2008/ Spring every year
Enrollment	10-15
Cross-List/Level	8640
Hours/Mode	3/Lecture
Reg/Repeat	1 per semester/ No repeat for credit
Grading	Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)
Pre-/Co-requisites	None, other than graduate status
Catalog Description	[3 hours] Worldwide status of Photovoltaics. Semiconductors. P-n junction diodes. Ideal solar cells. Efficiency losses. Single crystals and thin films technologies. PV systems.
Syllabus	See attached
Curriculum Fit	Elective. This course is part of a new emphasis on alternative energies developed within the University.
Similarity to Other Courses	None