Programme Content
Introduction to the physics of semiconductor devices (band diagram, optical absorption, generation-recombination, charge carrier transport) Theory of silicon solar cells (equation governing the current voltage characteristics of solar cells, characteristics of silicon solar cells, design of silicon solar cells - optical design, junctions, passivation, impact of these parameters on solar cell characteristics) Production of silicon wafers starting with quartzite Unit Processes for Solar Cell Fabrication Introduction to TOPCon and HJT solar cell technologies and tandem solar cells. Characterisation of solar cells and wafers: Sheet resistance measurements, Electrochemical capacitance – voltage (ECV) measurements, ellipsometry, minority carrier lifetime, photoluminescence, dark IV, lighted IV and quantum efficiency, photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging.
