Physics of Solar Cells . ECE 262

Covers the fundamentals of Solar Cells, building to an understanding of next- generation Solar Cell concepts. Focuses on reading and evaluating contemporary literature on Solar Cell research. Students work within 3-person groups to read and understand seminal papers in Solar Cell research. Once a week a group is chosen at random to lead an in-class discussion on the paper(s) assigned for that week. Example topics include: perovskite, quantum dot, hot electron, or intermediate band solar cells, multiple exciton generation, thermal photovoltiacs, light trapping, efficiency limits, etc.

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