@inproceedings{d20de2cb27d947fdb9e7a91ae7902a69,
title = "Coupled spectral-hybridizable-discontinuous-Galerkin modeling of thin-film photovoltaic solar cells",
abstract = "An optoelectrical model has been developed to simulate thin-film photovoltaic solar cells with periodically corrugated metallic backreflectors. The rigorous coupled-wave approach (RCWA) is used to calculate the absorption across the solar spectrum. This enables the calculation of the generation rate that drives a drift-diffusion model for the electrons and holes. The drift-diffusion equations are discretized using a hybridizable-discontinuous-Galerkin (HDG) scheme. The Newton{Raphson method is used to solve the resulting nonlinear system, with upwinding and homotopy used for stabilization. Numerical results concerning the convergence of HDG indicate that the HDG model is efficient and can be used to assess and improve solar cell designs.",
author = "Anderson, {Tom H.} and Civiletti, {Benjamin J.} and Monk, {Peter B.} and Akhlesh Lakhtakia",
note = "Funding Information: A. Lakhtakia thanks the Charles Godfrey Binder Endowment at the Pennsylvania State University for ongoing support of his research. The research of T. H. Anderson, B. J. Civiletti, and P. B. Monk was partially supported by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant number DMS-1619904. The research of A. Lakhtakia was partially supported by US National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant number DMS-1619901.; New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion and Reliability 2018 ; Conference date: 19-08-2018 Through 21-08-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2320795",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Munday, {Jeremy N.} and Kempe, {Michael D.} and Peter Bermel",
booktitle = "New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion and Reliability",
address = "United States",
}