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A course in Si solar cell design – Pietro P. Altermatt
The photovoltaic principle
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Absorption of light
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Production of a current
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Production of a voltage
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Selective contacts
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The role of the p-n junction
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Recombination
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Currents through the diode (in the dark)
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The solar cell under illumination
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The solar cell’s output parameters
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Cell improvements
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The Shockley equation for the diode
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Interview with Peter Würfel
The most general idea
The Carnot process
Solar cells as heat engines
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Conversion of solar heat into chemical energy
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Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy
Realization
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