Course Content

• Introduction to the physics of semiconductor devices (band diagram, optical absorption, generation-recombination, transport)
• Basics of solar cells, realization of silicon solar cells
• Design of silicon solar cells - optical design, junctions, passivation, contacts and the impact of these on solar cell performance
• Production of silicon wafers starting with quartzite
• Unit processes for solar cell fabrication
• Fabrication of industrial PERC, TOPCon and HJT solar cells
• Characterization of solar cells and wafers (carrier lifetime, photoluminescence, dark IV, lighted IV and quantum efficiency)
• Loss analysis of PERC solar cells: a practical session
• Silicon Solar Cell Roadmap
• Wafer level characterization (PL, EL and LBIC) for process and device development, and diagnostics
• Simulation of solar cell using PC1D: a practical session
• Visits of solar cell fabrication, characterization and module characterization labs