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Description: Doping a semiconductor. Explanation of drift, diffusion, and illumination current. Derivation of diode equation.
Instructor: Prof. Tonio Buonassisi
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: The Solar Resource
Lecture 3: Light Absorption...
Lecture 4: Charge Excitation
Lecture 5: Charge Separatio...
Lecture 6: Charge Separatio...
Lecture 7: Toward a 1D Devi...
Lecture 8: Toward a 1D Devi...
Lecture 9: Charge Extraction
Lecture 10: Wafer Silicon-B...
Lecture 11: Wafer Silicon-B...
Lecture 12: Thin Films: Mat...
Lecture 13: Thin Films: Mat...
Lecture 14: PV Efficiency: ...
Lecture 15: Advanced Concepts
Lecture 16: Solar Cell Char...
Lecture 17: Modules, System...
Lecture 18: Cost, Price, Ma...
Lecture 19: Cost, Price, Ma...
Lecture 20: R&D Investment ...
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