Title :
Application of a computationally efficient implementation of the RCWA method to numerical simulations of thin film amorphous solar cells
Author :
Semenikhin, I. ; Zanuccoli, M. ; Benzi, M. ; Vyurkov, V. ; Sangiorgi, E. ; Fiegna, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. & Technol., RAS, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
This paper presents a new implementation of the Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA) method to model the propagation of electro-magnetic waves in nanostructured optoelectronic solid state devices like solar cells. The proposed method is based on an improved and computational efficient S-matrix approach that can be extended to three-dimensional geometries.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; light propagation; semiconductor device models; silicon; solar cells; RCWA; Si; computational efficient S-matrix approach; electromagnetic wave propagation; nanostructured optoelectronic solid state devices; numerical simulations; rigorous coupled wave analysis; thin film amorphous solar cells; three dimensional geometries; Computational modeling; Finite difference methods; Mathematical model; Nanoscale devices; Optical films; Permittivity; Photovoltaic cells;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2011 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-876-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-3234
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2011.6041168
