A Novel Approach to Modeling Tunnel Junction Diodes Using Silvaco Atlas Software

Abstract

This thesis investigates the ability to model a tunnel junction device using the ATLAS device simulator by Silvaco International. The tunnel junction is a critical component of a multijunction solar cell. This thesis will concentrate on simulating the tunnel junction for application as part of a multijunction solar cell. It will try several methods, in ATLAS device simulator, to produce a model of the tunnel junction that can later be used while designing multijunction devices. These methods will consist of the review of past work, attempting to modify past work to be applied in the current design, producing a new tunnel junction simulation from the ground-up, and review of the simulations of similar devices to learn if they can be modified and applied to making a working tunnel junction model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA443262

Entities

People

  • Robert Gelinas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Theory Of Solids
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Electrical Properties
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Fermi Levels
  • P-N Junction Diodes
  • P-N Junctions
  • Power Electronics
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulators
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Tunnel Diodes

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.