Examples

List of examples illustrating the use of Solcore. More examples are available in the Solcore’s Github repository (Examples folder), and on the solcore-education website.

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 reflection 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