Introduction to semiconductor physics : band structure of crystalline semiconducors, optical absorption and doping.
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA : THE p-n JUNCTION
Transport phenomena in semiconductors : carrier injection by light and recombination; the equilibrium and non-equilibrium p-n junction; the photovoltaic effect
ASYMMETRICAL DEVICES
Metal-semiconductor contacts and semiconductor surface; Heterojunctions
SOLAR CELL OPERATION
Solar Spectrum; solar cell Fundamentals; limitations of conversion efficiency; solar modules
CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR SOLAR CELLS
Description of the crystalline silicon photovoltaic technology from bulk crystal growth. Extension to III-V compounds solar cells.