2.627 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

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2011 Lecture 4: Charge Excitation

Description: Description of band gap and optical charge excitation in semiconductors. How a band gap determines maximum theoretical efficiency. Thermalization losses.

Instructor: Prof. Tonio Buonassisi

Charge Excitation (PDF - 2.7MB)

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