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Epitaxial Strategies for High Power Optically Pumped Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers and Metamorphic Antimonide Solar Cells
05 Dec 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ganesh Balakrishnan
We present antimonide-based photovoltaic cells grown on GaAs and Silicon substrates for use as sub-cells in metamorphic multi-junction solar cells. These antimonide cells, based on GaSb, are...
https://nanohub.org/resources/25221
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A Crash Course in Nanophotonic Simulations
18 Jun 2015 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
This seminar will cover rapid, scalable computational methods used in simulating optical reflection,
transmission, and absorption in complex structures. After a brief survey of the tools...
https://nanohub.org/resources/22460
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Failures in Photovoltaic Modules
21 Apr 2015 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
In this talk, I will discuss some of the major sources of performance degradation for common glass-encapsulated PV modules, including crystalline silicon and thin films. The greatest reliability...
https://nanohub.org/resources/22193
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Design of Optoelectronically-active Polymers for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
08 Feb 2013 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Bryan W. Boudouris
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are of great interest due to their promise of providing flexible, lightweight, and inexpensive alternatives to their currently-used inorganic counterparts....
https://nanohub.org/resources/16695
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Economic Factors on the Modern Photovoltaic Market
16 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gregory T. Forcherio
Photovoltaic research is heavily driven by market demand and "green-energy" hopes of the future. Commercial and utility level thin film photovoltaic systems have almost reached grid...
https://nanohub.org/resources/12055
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Optimum Morphology and Performance Gains of Organic Solar Cells
09 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Biswajit ray, Muhammad Alam
Morphology of light absorbing layer is known to dictate the power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell. The innovation of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) led to significant...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11904
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Solar Cells Lecture 4: What is Different about Thin-Film Solar Cells?
29 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Thin film solar cells promise acceptable efficiency at low cost. This
tutorial examines the device physics of thin-film solar cells, which
generally require a different type of analysis...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11949
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Solar Cells Lecture 5: Organic Photovoltaics
29 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Organic solar cells make use of low-cost organic polymers for
photovoltaics. Although these solar cells may appear to be quite
different from solar cells made with conventional,...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11950
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Solar Cells Lecture 1: Introduction to Photovoltaics
19 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom
An introduction to solar cells covering the basics of PN junctions,
optical absorption, and IV characteristics. Key technology options and economic considers are briefly presented.
https://nanohub.org/resources/11875
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Solar Cells Lecture 2: Physics of Crystalline Solar Cells
19 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom
Solar cell performance is determined by generation and recombination of electron-hole pairs. This tutorial focussing on recombination losses in crystalline silicon solar cells under...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11890
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A Physical Model for Non-Ohmic Shunt Conduction and Metastability in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells
16 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Sourabh Dongaonkar, Souvik Mahapatra, Karthik Yogendra, Muhammad Alam
In this talk we develop a coherent physics based understanding of the shunt leakage problem in a-Si:H cells, and discuss its implications on cell and module level.
Sourabh Dongaonkar is with...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11841
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Solar Cells Lecture 3: Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Devices and Systems
20 Jul 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): J. L. Gray
Modeling and simulation play an important role in designing and
optimizing PV systems. This tutorial is a broad overview of the topic
including a look at detailed, numerical device simulation.
https://nanohub.org/resources/11690
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NanoDays - Artificial Photosynthesis with Biomimetic Nanomaterials: Self-Repairing Solar Cells
05 May 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jong Hyun Choi
Purdue NanoDays
Purdue University Office of Engagement
NANOVIS Incorporated
Purdue Research Park
Barnds & Thornburg, LLP
Conexus Indiana
Intel Corporation
nano Professor
Verso Paper...
https://nanohub.org/resources/11235
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OPV: Synthesis and Nanostructure Control of All-conjugated Diblock Copolymers for the Application of Organic Electronic Devices
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yue Zhang
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and
Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and
the National Center for Electron Microscopy,...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10502
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OPV: Conjugated Polymer Design and Chemistry for Organic Photovoltaics
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Claire H Woo
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10504
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OPV: Morphology and Interfaces in Organic Photovoltaics
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Chabinyc
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10506
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OPV: Time Domain Ab Initio Studies of Organic-Inorganic Composites for Solar Cells
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Oleg Prezhdo
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10507
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OPV: First Principles Studies of the Electronic Structure of Organic Solids and Interfaces
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Sahar Sharifzadeh
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10488
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OPV: Large Scale Ab Initio Simulation for Charge Transport in Disordered Organic Systems
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Lin-Wang Wang
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10500
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OPV: Untangling the Essence of Bulk Heterostructure Organic Solar Cells: Why the Complex Need not be Complicated
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam
This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both...
https://nanohub.org/resources/10498