Abstract
This work describes a laboratory practice centred around the demonstration of the photovoltaic effect and its application for renewable energy production. Several experiments are proposed to allow students to investigate how a PV cell works and how irradiance, load resistance, temperature, and light trapping mechanisms can affect its performance. Additionally, students can be introduced to the quantum nature of light and how it relates to the behaviour of semiconductor devices, by exploring how the incident light colour affects power output.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 065017 |
| Journal | Physics Education |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
The authors thank the referees for their valuable and constructive comments, which contributed to improving the final version of the manuscript. S Francisco is supported by a PhD merit scholarship (Angolan Presidential Decree n° 67/19), administered by the Angolan National Institute of Scholarship Management (INAGBE). B Cavadas thanks to Polytechnic Institute of Santarém and also University Lusófona, CeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development. M A Salgueiro da Silva and T M Seixas gratefully acknowledge the Centre for Earth and Space Research of the University of Coimbra (CITEUC), which is funded by National Funds through FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology (Project UID/00611/2020).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Angolan National Institute of Scholarship Management | |
| INAGBE | |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development | |
| Polytechnic Institute of Santarém | |
| FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | UID/00611/2020 |
| Lusófona University |
Keywords
- experiments
- light trapping
- photovoltaic affecting factors
- photovoltaic cell
