Week - 1 |
Introduction to photovoltaic action: The past and Present (Milestones in Photovoltaic technology and evolution of photovoltaic market), Black-body radiation and Solar spectrum |
Week - 2 |
Materials for solar cells and concept of p-n junction |
Week - 3 |
Materials for solar cells and concept of p-n junction |
Week - 4 |
Physics of solar cells (p-n junction under illumination) |
Week - 5 |
Loss mechanisms, solar cell design and optimization rules |
Week - 6 |
Crystalline and thin film solar cell technologies |
Week - 7 |
Crystalline and thin film solar cell technologies |
Week - 8 |
Very high efficiency multi-junction solar cells and concentrated photovoltaics |
Week - 9 |
Electrolyte and organic based solar cells. Third generation solar cell concepts and nano technology |
Week - 10 |
Photovoltaic modules and module technologies |
Week - 11 |
Characterization of solar cells and modules |
Week - 12 |
Electrochemical storage for photovoltaics |
Week - 13 |
The economics of photovoltaic technologies: Terrestrial and space applications |
Week - 14 |
Photovoltaics in architecture |