PV Analyzer

28 Mar 2011 | Tools | Contributor(s): Sourabh Dongaonkar, Muhammad Alam

Extract compact model parameters from solar cell data

https://nanohub.org/resources/pvanalyzer

Optimize Solar Cells

10 Feb 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

In this presentation different avenues used to enhance the performance of solar cells are explained.

https://nanohub.org/resources/10791

SILVACO Simulation of Solar Cells

06 Feb 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

This set of lecture notes describes the SILVACO simulation of Solar Cells. In particular, emphasis is placed on the module LUMINOUS.

https://nanohub.org/resources/10770

OPV: Synthesis and Nanostructure Control of All-conjugated Diblock Copolymers for the Application of Organic Electronic Devices

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yue Zhang

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10502

OPV: Conjugated Polymer Design and Chemistry for Organic Photovoltaics

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Claire H Woo

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10504

OPV: Morphology and Interfaces in Organic Photovoltaics

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Chabinyc

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10506

OPV: Time Domain Ab Initio Studies of Organic-Inorganic Composites for Solar Cells

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Oleg Prezhdo

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10507

OPV: First Principles Studies of the Electronic Structure of Organic Solids and Interfaces

20 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Sahar Sharifzadeh

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10488

OPV: Large Scale Ab Initio Simulation for Charge Transport in Disordered Organic Systems

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Lin-Wang Wang

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10500

OPV: Untangling the Essence of Bulk Heterostructure Organic Solar Cells: Why the Complex Need not be Complicated

21 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

This presentation was part of the "Organic Photovoltaics: Experiment and Theory" workshop at the 2010 Users' Meeting of the Molecular Foundry and the National Center for Electron Microscopy, both …

https://nanohub.org/resources/10498

Solar Cells Operation and Modeling

15 Jul 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck

This set of slides decribes the basic principles of operation of various generations on solar cells with emphasis to single crystalline solar cells. Next, semiconductor equations that describe the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/9328

Solar Cells Numerical Solution

01 Jun 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

This is an MS Thesis of Balaji Padmanabhan, a student of Prof. Vasileska. It describes numerical solution details for the 3D drift-diffusion equations as applied to modeling 1D-3D solar cells.

https://nanohub.org/resources/9119

Renewable Energy Sources

17 May 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Dragica Vasileska

This presentation in pictures describes possibilities and utilization of alternative (green) sources of energy. Many sources contributed in the creation of this presentation. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/9001

WALLA Lecture: Solar Cells

04 May 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Richard J. Schwartz

https://nanohub.org/resources/8914

Modeling and Optimization of Polymer Based Bulk Heterojunction (BH) Solar Cell

08 Feb 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Biswajit ray

A polymer phase separation model based on Cahn-Hilliard equation and a three-dimensional (3D) coupled exciton/electron/hole transport model in the disordered, phase-segregated morphology so …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8407

nanoHUB PhotoVoltaics Reference Zone

19 Jan 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Alexander S McLeod, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Jeffrey C Grossman

Need information on the science of photovoltaics and solar cell technology? Find it here! The nanoHUB PhotoVoltaics Reference Zone is the right destination for finding general information about …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8139

Illinois ME 498 Introduction of Nano Science and Technology, Lecture 25: Nanomaterials and Devices for Solar Energy

29 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Nick Fang, Omar N Sobh

Nanomaterials and Devices for Solar Energy Topics: Approaches: Breathing Membrane Continuous Operation Fuel Cell Water Management ElectroKinetic Nanobattery EDL Capacitators Laminar …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8082

Lecture 6: 3D Nets in a 3D World: Bulk Heterostructure Solar Cells

29 Jul 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

Outline: Introduction: 

definitions
 and
 review
 Reaction
 diffusion
 in 
fractal 
volumes Carrier
 transport
 in 
BH
 solar 
cells All
 phase
 transitions …

https://nanohub.org/resources/7174

MIT Tools for Energy Conversion and Storage

13 Sep 2009 | Tools | Contributor(s): Jeffrey C Grossman, Joo-Hyoung Lee, Varadharajan Srinivasan, Alexander S McLeod, Lucas Wagner

Atomic-Scale Simulation Tools to Explore Energy Conversion and Storage Materials

https://nanohub.org/resources/nanoenergytools

Renewable Solar Energy: Has the Sun Finally Risen on Photovoltaics?

23 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark R. Pinto

After a review of the overall renewable energy landscape, including the central role of economics, we present here the case that PV is on the verge of becoming a major source of electrical power …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6332