Week 1: Introduction
Solar cell basics and energy conversion principles
Week 2: Semiconductor Basics
Semiconductors and band diagrams
Week 3: Generation and Recombination
Physics of charge carriers
EXAM
Week 4: The P-N Junction
Diode behavior and solar energy illumination effects
Week 5: Advanced Concepts in Semiconductors
Metal-semiconductor junctions and other important semiconductor materials
Week 6: Light management 1
Refraction/Dispersion/Reflection: Optical phenomena in solar cells
EXAM
Week 7: Light management 2
Light Scattering: Techniques for enhancing optical path length
Week 8: Electrical Losses
Integrating concepts for solar cell engineering
EXAM