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Solar Energy Materials And Its Operations
By
Anish Das
Roll no. -14MS60R16
MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTRE
Indian Institute of Technology
KHARAGPUR, 721302 - INDIA
JANUARY, 2015107:30:08 PM
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Overview
What is solar energy material How energy conversion occurs Solar radiation spectrum reaching to the
Earth Absorption coefficient and thickness Operating principle of solar cell I-V characteristics of solar cell 207:30:08 PM
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What is solar energy material?
Solar energy materials are those where solar energy is made to absorb and convert to electrical energy or current
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How solar energy is converted into current
Solar radiation
Material
Electron-hole pairs generation
Electron-hole pairs separation
Voltage created407:30:08 PM
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Solar radiation spectrum reaching to the earth
46% visible and 49% N-IR. So choose a material of such band gap that will be able to absorb in this region. 507:30:08 PM
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Absorption coefficient and thickness of material
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Examples of some basic solar cell materials
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Some other materials are CdTe(with n-ZnS),CIGS(with n-ZnS)
CZTS(with n-ZnS). All can be used as thin film solar cell material.
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Operating principle of solar cell
First step : Choose a proper material considering
Thickness of materialOptimum band gapMinority carriers life time
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Fourth step : when electrons and holes are separated then driven those electrons out through metal electrodes (which remains in ohmic contact)
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I-V characteristics of solar cell
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Expression of current in solar cell
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The EndThe End
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Any question ?Any question ?
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