PC2D: A circular-reference spreadsheet solar cell device simulator

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-77

  Basore, Paul A ^a   Cabanas Holmen, Kirsten ^a  

^a Hanwha Solar America   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; modeling; photovoltaics; solar

Indexed keywords

2D EFFECT; BACK-CONTACT CELLS; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; DEVICE SIMULATORS; DRIFTDIFFUSION EQUATIONS; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; MICROSOFT EXCEL; OPEN-SOURCE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR;

COMPUTERS; MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; USER INTERFACES;

SPREADSHEETS;

EID: 84865198341     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2166376     Document Type: Article

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