Quantum modeling of two-level photovoltaic systems

Nemati Aram, Tahereh and Asgari, Asghar and Ernzerhof, Matthias and Quémerais, Pascal and Mayou, Didier (2017) Quantum modeling of two-level photovoltaic systems. EPJ Photovoltaics, 8. 85503. ISSN 2105-0716 (https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2017004)

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Abstract

We present a quantum formalism that provides a quantitative picture of the fundamental processes of charge separation that follow an absorption event. We apply the formalism to two-level photovoltaic cells and our purpose is to pedagogically explain the main aspects of the model. The formalism is developed in the energy domain and provides detailed knowledge about existence or absence of localized states and their effects on electronic structure and photovoltaic yield.