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A course in Si solar cell design – Pietro P. Altermatt
The photovoltaic principle
1
Absorption of light
2
Production of a current
3
Production of a voltage
4
Selective contacts
5
The role of the p-n junction
6
Recombination
7
Currents through the diode (in the dark)
8
The solar cell under illumination
9
The solar cell’s output parameters
10
Cell improvements
11
The Shockley equation for the diode
12
Interview with Peter Würfel
The most general idea
The Carnot process
Solar cells as heat engines
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Conversion of solar heat into chemical energy
15
Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy
Realization
16
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