Title :
A computer simulation method of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells
Author_Institution :
Central Resl inst. of Electr. Power Ind., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A computer simulation of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells is presented. Specifically, formulation and a numerical simulation method are described in detail. The theoretical model consists of the following differential equations: an equation for charge conservation, current equations for electrons in semiconductor matrixes and ion species in electrolytes, and an equation for charge separations in the sensitized electrodes. The differential equations are solved with the Newton-Raphson method after discretization of the equations. A simulation of current-voltage characteristics of the dye-sensitized solar cells is presented. Limitations of the model are also described
Keywords :
Newton-Raphson method; differential equations; electrodes; electronic engineering computing; semiconductor device models; solar cells; Newton-Raphson method; charge conservation; charge separations; computer simulation; current equations; current-voltage characteristics; differential equations; dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells; electrolytes; equation discretization; ion species; numerical simulation method; semiconductor matrixes; sensitized electrodes; Batteries; Computer simulation; Differential equations; Electrodes; Electron traps; Energy conversion; Photovoltaic cells; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor materials; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916018
