Examples

List of examples illustrating the use of Solcore. More examples are available in the Solcore’s Github repository (Examples folder) and will be listed here at some point

Quantum solvers

• Calculating the bandstructure and local density of states in QWs and MQWs
• KP calculator and effective mass fitting

Light sources

• Example of the use of the light_sources module

Optical methods

• Using the TMM solver to calculate the reflextion of a multilayered ARC
• Looking at the effect of substrate and the no_back_reflection option in the TMM solver
• Comparing optical models (TMM, Beer-Lambert, and RCWA)

Custom materials

• Setting up the options for and defining custom materials
• Searching the refractiveindex.info database and comparing materials

MJ solar cells

• Tutorial: 2J solar cell with QWs in the bottom cell
• Example of a 2J solar cell calculated with the PDD solver
• Radiative coupling in a 3J solar cell
• MJ solar cell efficiency map
• Traditional GaInP/InGaAs/Ge solar cell
• Example of a tunnel junction

SPICE-based solar cell solver

• PV module calculator
• Quasi-3D 3J solar cell