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Episode 59: Photovoltaic Materials

Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast

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What Is a Semiconductor?

Mike: I've been at Utah since 2010 or 2011. The growth rates of photovoltaics have been like 20, 30% for the last decade. We're going to rewind a little bit and talk about how on earth do these things even work? What are the fundamental material science bits? Mike: It is absolutely incredible what we've done with that humble PN junction.

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