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MIT 2.627 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics, Fall 2011
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Tutorial: Solar Cell Operation
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2011 Lecture 1: Introduction
Description: This video summarizes how a solar cell turns light-induced mobile charges into electricity. It highlights the cell’s physical structure with layers with different dopants, and the roles played by electric fields and diffusion of holes and electrons.
Instructor: Joe Sullivan