Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: ELL218, [/ELL111|ELL111], [/Electrical Engineering/ELL732|ELL732]
Overlaps with: ELL739
Description
Solid state device physics, p-n and p-i-n junctions. Homojunctions and heterojunctions. Generation and recombination processes. Radiation basics. Photon absorption. Photovoltaic efficiency. Thin film fabrication processes. Silicon-based solar cells. III-V and chalcogenide-based solar cells. Multijunction architectures. Dye-sensitized solar cells. Organic solar cells. Plasmonic structures. Solar cell economics and policy.