Advanced Light Harnessing Features in Solar Cell device Simulations

Alexander Quandt; Tahir Aslan; Itumeleng Mokgosi; Robert Warmbier

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2018.8473491

Advanced Light Harnessing Features in Solar Cell device Simulations

Alexander Quandt
, Tahir Aslan
, Itumeleng Mokgosi
, Robert Warmbier

Physics

University of the Witwatersrand

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Over the last decade, a variety of highly efficient solar cells have been presented in the literature [1]. Often the assembly of these novel photovoltaic devices requires substantial modifications in the basic layout of conventional organic and inorganic solar cells. To facilitate the development of such novel devices, the implementation of new light harnessing features, like frequency conversion layers or plasmonic nanoparticles, needs to be integrated into the existing device simulation codes as well. In this work, we present a simple theoretical and numerical approach to add frequency conversion layers to a basic solar cell device model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538666043
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2018.8473491
Publication status	Published - 26 Sept 2018
Event	20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018 - Bucharest, Romania Duration: 1 Jul 2018 → 5 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume	2018-July
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-7339

Conference

Conference	20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Bucharest
Period	1/07/18 → 5/07/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

J-V curves
rate equations
solar cells
up conversion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Quandt, A, Aslan, T, Mokgosi, I & Warmbier, R 2018, Advanced Light Harnessing Features in Solar Cell device Simulations. in 2018 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018., 8473491, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, vol. 2018-July, IEEE Computer Society, 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018, Bucharest, Romania, 1/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2018.8473491

Advanced Light Harnessing Features in Solar Cell device Simulations. / Quandt, Alexander; Aslan, Tahir; Mokgosi, Itumeleng et al.
2018 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2018. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. 8473491 (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks; Vol. 2018-July).

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Advanced Light Harnessing Features in Solar Cell device Simulations

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