Title :
A new approach based on the MSEO model to determine the refractive index of multiple quantum wells, with the presence of an electric field perpendicular to the well layers as an aid to QWSC design
Author :
Rault, Francis K. ; Zahedi, Ahmad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
In this paper the authors propose a new computational approach to calculating the refractive index of the quantum wells of a quantum well solar cell (QWSC) device. The new approach takes into consideration the presence of an electric field perpendicular to the quantum well layers. The model is based on the Modified Single Effective Oscillator (MSEO) model. This model is dependent upon three specific parametric equations. The relationships between these equations are used to generate the theoretical model. Computational analysis for a hypothetical quantum structure is performed with any discrepancies in the approach discussed.
Keywords :
quantum well devices; refractive index; semiconductor quantum wells; solar cells; wave functions; AlGaAs-GaAs; MSEO model; QWSC design; modified single effective oscillator model; multiple quantum wells; parametric equations; quantum well solar cell; refractive index; Electrons; Electrooptic effects; Equations; Oscillators; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Quantum computing; Refractive index; Solar power generation; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190785
