Examples

In addition to the examples listed here, you can find further detailed examples which use both RayFlare and Solcore (our integrated solar cell modelling package which also includes device physics models) on the solcore-education page.

Structures using a single simulation method per structure

These examples do not use the angular redistribution matrix method; the whole structure to be simulated is treated with the same optical method (ray-tracing, TMM or RCWA). The final example shows how to do a ray-tracing simulations of a perovskite-Si tandem solar cell, using TMM to calculate reflection at the interfaces (but without using the angular redistribution matrix method).

Contents:

• Defining structures for RCWA calculations
• Comparison of TMM and RCWA methods
• Ray-tracing with regular pyramids
• Defining a custom surface texture for ray-tracing
• Perovskite-Si tandem cell with pyramidal surfaces

Using the angular matrix method

These examples demonstrate the angular matrix method, where the front and back surfaces of the structure are treated separately and can be simulated with different methods.

Contents:

• Effect of front pyramid texture and/or rear grating on absorption in Si
• Comparing models for a planar triple-junction solar cell structure
• Comparing models for a planar triple-junction solar cell structure - profile calculations
• Calculation of absorptivity/emissivity of a silicon heterojunction cell with pyramid textures

Full list of GitHub examples

These examples are available in the GitHub repository; a list is provided here to give an overview of what is covered in each example.

Multiple methods

1. compare_models_3Jsolarcell.py

2. compare_models_3Jsolarcell_profile.py

Ray-tracing

1. rt_pyramids:

2. create_rt_texture:

3. analytical_rt_comparison

RCWA

1. aSi_pillar_grating 2.