SLIDE 1 Arno Smets
Working Principle of a Semiconductor Based Solar Cell
How to Transform Light into Electricity
Week 2.1
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Semiconductor Solar Cell
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Outline Week 2
Working principle of semiconductor based solar cells: 2.1 Semiconductor Materials 2.2 Charge carrier excitation 2.3 Charge carrier transport mechanisms 2.4 Semiconductor Junction
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Metal
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Insulator
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Semiconductor
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Metal Insulator Semiconductor
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Metal Insulator Semiconductor
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Metal Insulator Semiconductor
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Metal Insulator Semiconductor Conduction band Bandgap Valence band
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Metal Insulator Semiconductor Conduction band Bandgap Bandgap > 3 eV < 3 eV Valence band Thermal photon
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Outline Week 2
Working principle of semiconductor based solar cells: 2.1 Semiconductor Materials (Band Gap I – electrons in atoms) 2.2 Charge carrier excitation 2.3 Charge carrier transport mechanisms 2.4 Semiconductor Junction