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Lecture 9: Charge Extraction

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Description: Schottky & Ohmic contacts. Importance of band alignment. Series and shunt resistance. Solar cell device architectures. Common limitations of efficiency, short-circuit current, fill factor, open-circuit voltage. Measurement of quantum efficiency, solar cell efficiency.

Instructor: Prof. Tonio Buonassisi

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