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Explores the fundamentals and processes for photovoltaic devices, including impurities in polysilicon, ingot growth methods, wire sawing, and the impact of cracks on wafer strength.
Explores transport, generation, and recombination in semiconductors, covering drift and diffusion conductivities, trapping mechanisms, various recombination channels, and the role of traps and recombination centers.
Covers the fundamentals and processes for photovoltaic devices, focusing on thin film technologies and their advantages over wafers, including high efficiency and reduced material use.
Explores high-efficiency solar cells, discussing PERC, selective emitter, IBC, and TOPCON concepts, along with advancements in GaAs and perovskite cells.
Explores standard cell processing techniques for silicon solar cells, including PERC, PERL, and PERT structures, focusing on efficiency and manufacturing challenges.
Delves into the feasibility of decarbonizing the electricity sector by 2050 using renewable energies, emphasizing economic competitiveness and sustainability.
Covers the basics of energy states in matter, thermal transport, and solar systems, emphasizing the importance of electrochemistry in solar energy applications.
Covers thin film solar cells, their advantages, market status, and challenges, including CdTe, CIGS, and perovskite cells, and explores the potential of multijunction cells.
