A new simulation software of solar cells-wxAMPS

被引：229
作者：
Liu, Yiming [1 ,2 ]
Sun, Yun [1 ]
Rockett, Angus [2 ]
机构：
[1] Nankai Univ, Inst Photoelect Thin Film Devices & Technol, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Illinois, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
来源：
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS | 2012年 / 98卷
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Device modeling; Simulation software; Thin film solar cells; Tunneling current;
D O I：
10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.010
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
The wxAMPS program is an update of the popular solar cell simulation tool AMPS (Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structures). The user interface of wxAMPS uses a cross-platform library and provides quick data entry and improved visualization. Beyond the original AMPS kernel, wxAMPS incorporates two tunneling models and a new algorithm combining the Newton and Gummel methods. The incorporation of a trap-assisted tunneling model makes more precise simulation of multi-junction solar cells possible. The combined Newton and Gummel method solutions improve stability of the code and permit both tunneling models to function well within the algorithm. Based on the option for an unlimited number of layers in the simulation, modeling graded solar cells can be implemented easily in wxAMPS. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：124 / 128
页数：5
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