Light Emitting Devices and Solar Cells

4.0 credits

This course will introduce students to the basics of light-emitting and photovoltaic devices: physics of semiconductors; pn junctions; Schottky barriers; processes governing carrier generation, transport and recombination; analysis of solar cell and emission efficiency; crystalline and thin-film LEDs and solar cells, tandem structures, dye-sensitized and organic solar cells devices, Students will learn about current photovoltaic technologies including manufacturing processes, and also the economics of semiconductor emitters for displays and lighting, and solar cells as an alternative energy source. Critical analysis of recent advances and key publications will be a part of the course work.