5.4
5.5
5.6
6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
9
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
Wave-particle duality
Solar spectra
Exercises
Basic semiconductor physics
Introduction
Atomic structure
Doping
Carrier concentrations
Transport properties
Exercises
Generation and recombination of electron-hole pairs
Introduction
Bandgap-to-bandgap processes
Shockley–Read–Hall recombination
Auger recombination
Surface recombination
Carrier concentration in non-equilibrium
Exercises
Semiconductor junctions
p-n homojunctions
Heterojunctions
Metal-semiconductor junctions
Exercises
Solar cell parameters and equivalent circuit
External solar cell parameters
The external quantum efficiency
The equivalent circuit
Exercises