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Contents<br />

Manuscript in German: www. ipht-jena.de 6Institut 6 Lehre<br />

1 Energy Consumption and its Consequences<br />

1.1 Energy Consumption Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow<br />

1.2 Supply of Energy Sources<br />

1.3 The Green House Effect<br />

1.4 Energy Scenarios<br />

1.5 Requirements on Solar Cells for Different Applications<br />

2 Insolation<br />

3 Basics of <strong>Photovoltaics</strong><br />

3.1 History of <strong>Photovoltaics</strong><br />

3.2 Basic Principles of Solar Cells<br />

3.3 The Influence of the Band Gap<br />

3.4 Absorption Coefficient<br />

3.5 I-V-Diagram of a Solar Cell<br />

3.6 Overview on Solar Cell Types<br />

4 Semiconductors I: Equilibrium<br />

4.1 Crystal Structure<br />

4.2 Band Diagram<br />

4.3 Dynamics of Electrons<br />

4.4 Electrons and Holes<br />

4.5 Fermi Distribution and Carrier Densities in Undoped Semiconductors<br />

4.6 Doped Semiconductors<br />

4.7 Conductivity and Hall Effect<br />

4.8 Space Charges, Fields, Currents<br />

4.9 Inhomogeneities in Equilibrium<br />

5 Semiconductors II: Non-Equilibrium<br />

5.1 Optical Absorption<br />

5.2 Carriers in Non-Equilibrium: Quasi-Fermi Levels<br />

5.3 Generation and Recombination<br />

5.4 Balance of Charges in Non-Equilibrium<br />

5.5 p-n-Junction with External Voltage<br />

5.6 p-n-Junction under Illumination: Solar Cell<br />

5.7 Thermodynamics of Solar Cells and Efficiency Thresholds<br />

6 Solar Cell Types I: Wafer Cells<br />

6.1 Single Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells<br />

6.2 Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells<br />

7 Solar Cell Types II: Thin-Film Cells<br />

7.1 General Scheme of Thin-Film Cells<br />

7.2 Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Cells<br />

7.3 Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Cells<br />

7.4 Gallium Arsenide Cells<br />

7.5 CdTe Cells<br />

7.6 CIGS Cells<br />

7.7 Polymer Cells<br />

7.8 Grätzel Cell<br />

Contents F. Falk, <strong>Photovoltaics</strong> WS 2010/11

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