Solar cell simulations made easy

Alexander Quandt; Robert Warmbier

doi:10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840329

Solar cell simulations made easy

Alexander Quandt
, Robert Warmbier

Physics

University of the Witwatersrand

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Abstract

Numerical device simulations are a very powerful tool for the development of new types of highly efficient solar cells. The underlying theoretical framework describes many fundamental aspects of the complex flow of light through a photovoltaic device down to the atomic level, such that the most crucial simulation parameters can even be taken from first principles quantum mechanical simulations. But simpler approaches based on the Shockley diode equation are often sufficient to get an initial idea about the performance of a given basic material as part of a novel photovoltaic device. We discuss some of these simplified approaches and illustrate their applications, including the use of data from first principles simulations and/or experimental studies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728127798
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840329
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019
Event	21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019 - Angers, France Duration: 9 Jul 2019 → 13 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume	2019-July
ISSN (Electronic)	2162-7339

Conference

Conference	21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019
Country/Territory	France
City	Angers
Period	9/07/19 → 13/07/19

UN SDGs

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

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Carrier extraction
Carrier recombination
J-V curves
Photocurrent
Solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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Quandt, A & Warmbier, R 2019, Solar cell simulations made easy. in 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019., 8840329, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, vol. 2019-July, IEEE Computer Society, 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019, Angers, France, 9/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840329

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