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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Introduction to semiconductor processing: Fabrication and characterization of p-n junction silicon solar cells
Contributor:
Smith, Ryan P.;
Hwang, Angela An-Chi;
Beetz, Tobias;
Helgren, Erik
Published:
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 2018
Published in:
American Journal of Physics, 86 (2018) 10, Seite 740-746
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1119/1.5046424
ISSN:
0002-9505;
1943-2909
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
We describe an upper-division undergraduate physics laboratory experiment that integrates the fabrication and characterization of a p-n junction in silicon. Under standard illumination, this p-n junction exhibits the photovoltaic effect as well as the typical diode rectification behavior when measured in the dark. This experiment introduces students to the physics of solar photovoltaics from the perspective of participating in the fabrication process. Procedures, experimental strategies, and typical student measurement results are presented. This low-cost, engaging, and effective lab can be adapted to undergraduate physics courses at various institutes.