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Lecture 3: Light Absorption and Optical Losses

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Description: Photon interactions with matter. Optical losses in solar cells. Photon management strategies in PV devices (anti-reflection coatings, plasmonics, texturization, etc.)

Instructor: Prof. Tonio Buonassisi

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