MATE 165 - Photovoltaic Fabrication Modeling and Testing

3 unit(s)
Photovoltaic (solar cell) design, fabrication, and testing. TCAD simulation tools will be used in the model solar cell fabrication processes. Fabrication processes will include cleaning, deposition, oxidation, diffusion, metallization, photolithography, and etching. Metrology will include resistivity, spectrophotometry, and current-voltage curves. This is a lecture /lab course.

Lecture 2 hours/Lab 3 hours.

Prerequisite(s): MATE 25 or MATE 153 or TECH 25 with a grade of “C-” or better; or instructor consent.
Grading: Letter Graded

Cross-listed with EE 165. Materials Engineering is responsible for scheduling.
Sustainability Focused - SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

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