Explores the fundamentals and efficiency of photovoltaics, covering topics such as the photovoltaic effect, bandgap optimization, and efficiency limits.
Explores the properties of crystalline silicon absorbers in solar cells, discussing absorption coefficients, dispersion effects, and absorption mechanisms in semiconductors.
Explores standard cell processing techniques for silicon solar cells, including PERC, PERL, and PERT structures, focusing on efficiency and manufacturing challenges.
Explores recombination processes in semiconductors, including radiative, Auger, and Shockley-Read-Hall recombination, and their impact on semiconductor materials.
Covers the formation of Al back-surface field in crystalline silicon solar cells, exploring Al melting, Si dissolution, eutectic liquid formation, and more.
Explores the efficiency and technologies of solar photovoltaics, covering working principles, temperature effects, material choices, and market technologies.
Covers the basics of energy states in matter, thermal transport, and solar systems, emphasizing the importance of electrochemistry in solar energy applications.