Diego Alonso Álvarez
The LightSource class deals with light sources (the solar spectrum or other spectra) and there are currently two things to improve: 1. Currently, the "total_power" attribute returns the total power...
As pointed out in this other issue (https://github.com/dalonsoa/solcore5/issues/25) the explanations included in the examples might to be as clear as they should. A thorough revision of the examples, adding comments...
Solcore uses the method described by Frensley (1992) to solve the Schrodinger equation in QWs, which allows calculation of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an arbitrary potential. However, only closed...
Currently, the DA solver has three limitations that reduce its applicability to very simple situations and that will be useful to tackle: 1. Radiative recombination is somewhat mixed with the...
The current solar cell solvers are designed to calculate the quantum efficiency, IV curves of band structure of the devices. However, they can also provide information about other derived quantities,...
Solcore has built in a simple resistive model for tunnel junctions, and also a parametric model, defined in terms of peak and valley currents and voltages. It also allows for...
Radiative coupling only support tunnel junctions if these are modelled as simple resistors. More rigorous models are not supported (currently only parametric and external models), which represents an important limitation...
Solcore includes support for radiative coupling in MJ solar cells, but only if the junctions it is made of are of kind DB (detailed balance) or 2D (2-diode equation). The...
Solcore's PDD solver, as it is very often the case, uses the Boltzmann approximation. While that is good enough for many applications - and usually faster - there are cases...
QWs are currently treated in the PDD solver as bulk-like layers with effective properties, but that is quite limited and a more rigorous treatment considering the carrier population in the...