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ELL743

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ELL743
photovoltaics
Credits 3
Structure 3-0-0
Pre-requisites ELL218, ELL111(UG), ELL732(PG)
Overlaps ELL739

ELL743 : photovoltaics

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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.