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MIT 2.627 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics, Fall 2011

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Tutorial: Texturing
7:34
Tutorial: Doping
7:18
Tutorial: Photoconductivity
3:45
Tutorial: Solar Cell Operation
5:56
1. Introduction (2.627 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics)
1:06:45
2. The Solar Resource
1:15:10
3. Light Absorption and Optical Losses
1:12:30
4. Charge Excitation
1:12:18
5. Charge Separation, Part I: Diode
1:17:54
6. Charge Separation, Part II: Diode Under Illumination
47:27
8. Toward a 1D Device Model, Part II: Material Fundamentals
1:03:44
7. Toward a 1D Device Model, Part I: Device Fundamentals
1:17:13
9. Charge Extraction
1:14:41
10. Wafer Silicon-Based Solar Cells, Part I
1:13:36
11. Wafer Silicon-Based Solar Cells, Part II
1:11:03
12. Thin Films: Material Choices & Manufacturing, Part I
1:09:25
13. Thin Films: Material Choices & Manufacturing, Part II
35:28
14. PV Efficiency: Measurement and Theoretical Limits
53:33
15. Advanced Concepts
49:41
16. Solar Cell Characterization
1:00:28
17. Modules, Systems, and Reliability
1:12:51
18. Cost, Price, Markets, & Support Mechanisms, Part I
1:15:44
19. Cost, Price, Markets, & Support Mechanisms, Part II
47:46
20. R&D Investment & Innovation in PV
58:53
Student Project Presentations - Part 1
1:03:42
Student Project Presentations - Part 2
1:14:33