Impact of Materials on Society (IMOS) - Photovoltaics
Channel: IMOS videos
Date: 2021-12-04

The strong interest in decreasing our dependence on carbon emitting energy sources continues to drive the interest in photovoltaic or solar cells.  Recent improvements in both inorganic and organic materials offer the potential to realize solar cells that could be cost competitive with fossil fuel sources.  These new materials also have the potential to be flexible opening up even more markets.
 
This video is a content resource for the Impact of Materials on Society (IMOS) course, an introductory level undergraduate course about Materials Science and Engineering. But it can be used independent of the IMOS course in K-12 education, informal science education and outreach as well. 

The IMOS course was developed through a partnership with faculty at the University of Florida, the Materials Research Society and the Department of Defense. The IMOS course leads the way in building broader bridges between research in engineering, the humanities and social sciences. This approach creates successful technologies that address critical social issues in ways that respect human values and belief systems.

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Contact: kjones@eng.ufl.edu for more informative about the entire IMOS video series, the IMOS course and other instructional materials.