TPV efficiency simulation
22 Jul 2013 | Tools | Contributor(s): Qingshuang Chen, Peter Bermel, Roman Shugayev, Masayoshi Sumino, Zhou Zhiguang, Omar R Yehia, Evan L Schlenker
Simulate the efficiency of a thermophotovoltaic system
Thermophotovoltaic Experiment
15 Jun 2015 | Tools | Contributor(s): Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel, Haejun Chung (editor), Haejun Chung (editor)
Simulates thermophotovoltaic system, accounting for thermal losses.
Thermophotovoltaic Efficiency Simulation
25 Mar 2014 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Qingshuang Chen, Roman Shugayev, Peter Bermel
Thermophotonic Selective Emitter Simulation
14 Jul 2014 | Tools | Contributor(s): Anubha Mathur, Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel, Namrata Vivek Raghavan
Simulate Thermophotovoltaics With Rare Earth-Based Selective Emitters
The SCALE Workforce Development Model
30 Apr 2024 | Papers | Contributor(s): Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore, Melissa A Dyehouse, Alejandro Strachan, Peter Bermel
The Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) microelectronics workforce development program is funded by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to address the critical shortage of a capable microelectronics workforce.
Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy: Photonic Nanostructures for Enabling High-Efficiency Thermophotovoltaics
17 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems generate electricity using heat drawn from one or more of a wide variety of sources, including sunlight, fossil fuels, and radioisotopes. They function as solid-state devices, in which heat is thermally radiated as photons onto TPV modules that generate...
Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature and Photonic Modeling with S4
13 Jul 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
I will show how S4sim, a transfer matrix-based optical simulation tool available on nanoHUB.org can be used to precisely calculate these behaviors. A few exciting real-world applications of this work will also be briefly discussed.
Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature
11 Jul 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
A broad range of optical phenomena in nature have created long-standing mysteries. For example, what gives butterflies and birds their rich colors? And how can sightings of some unusual natural phenomena like mirages or ball lightning be explained? The process of solving these mysteries has...
Stanford Stratified Structure Solver (S4) Simulation tool
25 Mar 2014 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Chang Liu, Ogaga Daniel Odele, Xufeng Wang, Peter Bermel
Semiconductor Characterization
10 Oct 2017 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
SCALE Overview
11 Oct 2023 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
SCALE Internships (Radiation Hardening)
02 Jan 2024 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Bermel
Peter Bermel (SCALE PI) talks about internship opportunities for SCALE students in Summer 2024.
S4: Stanford Stratified Structure Solver
11 Sep 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Jiarui Kang, Xufeng Wang, Peter Bermel, Chang Liu
S4 is a frequency domain code to solve layered periodic structures. Internally, it uses Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA; also called the Fourier Modal Method (FMM)) and the S-matrix algorithm.
S4 Tutorial P3: Example 3 - 1D Grating
06 Apr 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jie Zhu, Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel
This presentation is part of the three part tutorial for the S4 tool (Stanford Stratified Structure Solver) on nanoHUB and is designed for the nanoHUB IGNITE challenge. In the tutorial, we give an overview of the S4 electromagnetic simulation tool, and demonstrate the basic features through three...
S4 Tutorial P2: Example 2 - 1D Photonic Crystal
06 Apr 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel
This presentation is part of the three part tutorial for the S4 tool (Stanford Stratified Structure Solver) on nanoHUB designed for the nanoHUB IGNITE challenge. In the tutorial, we give an overview of the S4 electromagnetic simulation tool, and demonstrate the basic features through three...
S4 Tutorial P1: Overview and Example 1 - Plane Wave Incident on Air-Glass Interface
S4 Tutorial
08 Apr 2021 | Courses | Contributor(s): Jie Zhu, Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel
This three part tutorial for the S4 tool on nanoHUB and is designed for the nanoHUB IGNITE challenge. In the tutorial, we give an overview of the S4 electromagnetic simulation tool, and demonstrate the basic features through three examples. In the first example, we explain how a plane wave...
Radiative Cooling Experiment
19 May 2017 | Tools | Contributor(s): Yu-wen Lin, Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel
Simulate a passive radiative cooling solution implementation in an experimental setup.
RadCool: a Web-enabled Simulation Tool for Radiative Cooling
26 Jul 2017 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Yu-wen (Wendy) Lin, Evan L Schlenker, Zhou Zhiguang, Peter Bermel
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems can generate electricity from high-temperature heat sources via thermal radiation. However, the intense heating of a photovoltaic (PV) cell can greatly reduce the overall efficiency of the system. Therefore, it is critical to develop techniques to keep the PV...
Predicting and Optimizing Solar Cell Performance with Material/Surface Characteristics
08 Aug 2018 | Presentation Materials | Contributor(s): Yiheng Zhu, Allison Perna, Peter Bermel
Renewable energy sources have begun replacing fossil fuels at the utility scale. In particular, photovoltaics has grown rapidly in recent years. To further improve solar technology in terms of cost and efficiency and promote adoption, researchers often seek material and device level...
Photovoltaics QCRF-FDTD Simulator
15 Oct 2015 | Tools | Contributor(s): Jacob R Duritsch, Haejun Chung, Peter Bermel
Simulates optical and electrical behaviors of photovoltaic cells using a FDTD simulation method and QCRF material modeling.
Nanophotonics Challenge P5: The Challenge
08 Apr 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Enas Sakr, Jie Zhu, Peter Bermel
This presentation is part of the five part series of videos that explains the nanoHUB IGNITE 2021 Nanophotonics ChallengeThe challenge asks contestants to use open-source EM simulation tools available on nanoHUB.org to mimic the blue morpho microstructure. Based on our understanding of the...
Nanophotonics Challenge P4: The Uniform Plane Wave
Nanophotonics Challenge P3: Solving Maxwells Equations
Nanophotonics Challenge P2: Understanding Light Waves