Course

Solar Cells - SOLA3507

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School:  School of the Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au//

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

SOLA2540 or SOLA3540 or SOLA2060

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Solar cells harness the energy of sunlight and convert it directly into electricity. This course covers factors important in the understanding, design and characterisation of solar cells. It will extend students’ existing semiconductor device understanding and provide a sound basis in key practical processes such as solid state diffusion and device contacting. Students are introduced to a range of laboratory-based and commercial solar cell technologies in this course including silicon (wafer-based) technologies, thin film technologies, multi-junction, concentrator and third generation concepts and technologies. Simulation exercises, using the PC1D program, are used to reinforce an understanding of device physics and the different solar cell technologies. In addition, students will learn about characterisation techniques that will enable them to study solar cells with regard to their effects on spectral response, temperature sensitivity, resistive losses, current generation and open-circuit voltages.
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