Solar Cells Lecture 1: Introduction to Photovoltaics

[@chaitalipathakk1630]

I am working on simulation of solar cell at national physics laboratory delhi . And this lectr realy help me a lot . Thanks for making this kind of lectures available.

[@lebogangdiale2811]

Thanks for this lecture

[@carloscamacho5742]

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[@patriciohaberle3291]

As by request of local students I am teaching a course in the Physics of solar cells, being no expert in this field, these set of lectures have been really enlightening both for me and my students.

[@eliasurrejola]

amazing presentation about solar cells. In one hour you get a magistral explanations about basics of semiconductors and their application on solar cells.

[@olpi71]

I used to work as a research physicist in electro/optics, developed photocells and also solar cells in 1974, after the oil crisis. My solar cell had already an efficiency of 27 %! The good professor should explain what "p" and "n" junction stands for! "p" means positive and "n" means negative.You give a semiconductor negative or positive doping. There are other semiconductor than silicon. I used CdS, Cadmiumsulfide, very cheap. I also worked with prof. Karl Boer, professor at Delaware University. He build the first solar house in the USA!

[@QBelly]

+Rolf Niebergall He already lectures at a level in which terms like 'doping' and knowing an excess or deficet of electrons are.... oh, fuck it. You like to hear yourself talk, we get it.

[@olpi71]

+Kevins Knives First: "fuck it", tells me this person is low class! Explaining terms should be in the first lesson for future students otherwise you do not know what it all means! This , suppose to be , "Lecture 1"! I know, you are not a good teacher.

[@QBelly]

+Rolf Niebergall I'll be sure to watch my language 'cause what others think of me is... oh, fuck it. Your opinions me nothing to me.

[@QBelly]

Rolf Niebergall Actually, whether opinions matter or not, your feelings do. I apologize. Sincerely. Had too many beers.

[@serenaphillips4357]

This was incredibly helpful and I looked more into your publications which are also very helpful! Thank you for these resources. I am a Biochem student considering electrical engineering as my master's and I am doing a presentation in conjunction with a report on entropy production as it relates to solar cells. A beautiful and relevant application that encapsulates many fundamental concepts in physics and physical chem. And Boltzmann statistics apply here, my favorite!

[@Trohk]

Thanks Amit. I´m starting a PreGrade course this February.

[@aminnaifar4442]

great presentation

[@BPrasad_kurukshetra]

A great lecture to understand the basics of solar cell

[@Lemisance]

it would be so much better if you can put your presentation transcript in supporting docs :) thanks for the lecture anyway, this is what I need.. :DD

[@TheeInfamous0ne]

40:50 for the comment about dark current

[@amitbhatiadce89]

Solar Photovoltaics by Chetan singh solanki. He is a Prof. at IIT Bombay. I was his student last year.

[@esejsnake1503]

43:50 end of "dark" part Energy band diagramm : 18:00

[@Canseco89]

GREAT! thank you Professor

[@Trohk]

Thanks for uploading the videos. Which would be a good book to start learning about Solar Energy? Whats you suggerence

[@mithgil-cool]

Great!! I learn a lot!

[@ANUPAM337]

on slide 13, if you have Po = 10^3 , doesn't that means u have to have 10^3 electrons as well ( from thermal breaking of bond ) in addition to 10^17 electrons due to the doped phosphorus ?

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks

[@cammorris55]

Great lecture.

[@vingemorken]

thank you, it's very informative and interesting! what is the university where these lectures take place?

[@polielie]

These are helpful but I think there are some mistakes in this presentation. I think these should be improved. Please tell me where I can submit these mistakes.

[@sameersheikh559]

please upload the handbook

[@hemaprabha5112]

Hi, when I use log plot for current, I am not able to make log for all the values, as few values are in negative. How the plot is obtained?

[@MrVishalbharti]

first, convert current into absolute current and then makes a semi-log plot you will get the desire curve.

[@amitbhatiadce89]

from where ?

[@hudaalattar206]

No laser pointer!!!!

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[@rovc3]

Purdue University

[@bagoplayer7455]

dope

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[@omametlekkerkontje8744]

Pff Basics, this is hard to understand for me!

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