REE 525 - Solid-State Physics of Photovoltaic Materials

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

Principles of PV; electrons and holes in semiconductors; junction analysis. Survey of available semiconductors and materials choices for photovoltaic design. Principles of important photovoltaic devices. Monocrystalline, poly crystalline, and thin film solar cells. Strategies for high efficiency. Photovoltaic materials and phenomena.