Prerequisite
None
Course Contents
- Characteristics of the photovoltaic cell; Semiconductor Basics; Silicon solar cells; Thermodynamic limit to efficiency, Light management, electrical losses, thin-film silicon solar cells; Advanced strategies for high-efficiency solar cells; Chalcogenides & III-V Technologies; Organic Photovoltaics; Hybrid Technologies; PV modules.
About the Instructor
Prof. Sai Santosh Kumar Raavi is a Professor in the Department of Physics. Climate Change, IIT Hyderabad. Her research interest is in Optics and Spectroscopy of Energy Conversion Materials, Sensors, Semiconducting Devices, Climate Change, Energy, Nanoscience & Technology, Optics/Photonics/Spectroscopy.
Link for Research Profile: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=wq53pfAAAAAJ&hl=en
Course Assessment
Assessment may consist of assignments &/or quizzes &/viva &/or exams.