Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

Lecture Videos & Slides

This page presents the lecture videos and associated slides from the Fall 2011 version of the class.

The 2011 videos were used to “flip the classroom” for this Fall 2013 version of the course. For lectures 2 through 12, before each class period, students were assigned to watch the corresponding 2011 video lecture below.

2011 Lecture 1: Introduction

2011 Lecture 2: The Solar Resource

2011 Lecture 3: Light Absorption and Optical Losses

2011 Lecture 4: Charge Excitation

2011 Lecture 5: Charge Separation, Part I

2011 Lecture 6: Charge Separation, Part II

2011 Lecture 7: Toward a 1D Device Model, Part I: Device Fundamentals

2011 Lecture 8: Toward a 1D Device Model, Part II: Material Fundamentals

2011 Lecture 9: Charge Extraction

2011 Lecture 10: Wafer Silicon-Based Solar Cells, Part I

2011 Lecture 11: Wafer Silicon-Based Solar Cells, Part II

2011 Lecture 12: Thin Films: Materials Choices and Manufacturing, Part I

2011 Lecture 13: Thin Films: Materials Choices and Manufacturing, Part II

2011 Lecture 14: PV Efficiency: Measurement and Theoretical Limits

2011 Lecture 15: Advanced Concepts

2011 Lecture 16: Solar Cell Characterization

2011 Lecture 17: Modules, Systems, and Reliability

2011 Lecture 18: Cost, Price, Markets, & Support Mechanisms, Part I

2011 Lecture 19: Cost, Price, Markets, & Support Mechanisms, Part II

2011 Lecture 20: R&D Investment & Innovation in PV