@article {basore1990, title = {Numerical modeling of textured silicon solar cells using PC-1D}, journal = {Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on}, volume = {37}, year = {1990}, month = {02/1990}, pages = {337 -343}, abstract = {PC-1D is a quasi-one-dimensional finite-element program for modeling semiconductor devices on personal computers. The program offers solar cell researchers a convenient user interface with the ability to address complex issues associated with heavy doping, high-level injection, nonplanar structures, and transients. The physical and numerical models used in PC-1D Version 2 that make it possible to approximate the multidimensional effects found in textured crystalline silicon solar cells, including the effects of increased front-surface recombination, oblique photon path angles, and light trapping, are presented. As an example of how the model can be applied, PC-1D is used to investigate the interpretation of spectral quantum efficiency data as a tool for diagnosing the internal performance of textured silicon solar cells}, keywords = {elemental semiconductors, finite element analysis, finite-element program, front-surface recombination, heavy doping, high-level injection, internal performance, light trapping, microcomputer applications, modeling semiconductor devices, multidimensional effects, nonplanar structures, numerical models, oblique photon path angles, PC-1D, PC-1D Version 2, personal computers, semiconductor device models, semiconductors, Si, SILICON, solar cells, spectral quantum efficiency data, textured solar cells, transients}, issn = {0018-9383}, doi = {10.1109/16.46362}, author = {Basore, P.A.} }