Modern photovoltaic technologies

Topic outline

• General

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  Welcome to the class "Modern PV technologies". The course will be taught in person along the following schedule:
  

  Monday 9h00: Dr. Yaroslav Romanyuk
  

  Tuesday 9h00: Dr. Jakob Heier
  

  Wednesday 9h00: Dr. Franz-Josef Haug
  

  Thursday: Self study and work on exercises
  

  Friday 10h00: Presentation of solutions (10 min each)
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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    News forum

• Day 1: Introduction, Thin-film and III-V Solar Cells
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    1.1. Introduction to PV File
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    1.2. PV modules, systems, economics File
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    1.3 CIGS and CdTe thin-film solar cells File
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    1.4. III-V and CPV File

• Day 3: Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells
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    3.1. Organic Semiconductors File
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    3.2. Organic and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells File
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    3.3. Hybrid Solar Cells: Perovskites and QDs File
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    Video Molecular Orbitals (3.1A) 2023 File
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    Video Electronic Properties (3.1B) 2023 File
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    Video Energy Transfer (3.1D) & Organic Solar Cells (3.2A) 2023 File

    3.1D 0-0:14; 3.2A from 0:14 on

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    Video Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (3.2B) & Perovskite Solar Cells (3.3A) File

    3.2B 0:00 - 0:18; 3.3A from 0:18 on; recording from 2023

• Day 2: Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
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    2021 Video (morning session) URL
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    2021 Video (afternoon session) URL
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    3.1 Materials File
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    3.2 c-Si solar cells File
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    3.3 Junctions File
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    3.4 Optics File