2.627 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

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Tutorial: Solar Cell Operation

Description: This video summarizes how a solar cell turns light-induced mobile charges into electricity. It highlights the cell’s physical structure with layers with different dopants, and the roles played by electric fields and diffusion of holes and electrons.

Instructor: Joe Sullivan

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