2.627 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

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

Description: Photogenerated carrier concentrations; carrier lifetimes and recombination mechanisms. Material properties affecting device performance: minority carrier diffusion length, mobility (band conduction vs. dispersive hopping), and lifetime.

Instructor: Joseph T. Sullivan

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