Simulation of metamaterial waveguides for solar cells energy by finite difference time domain method (FDTD)
Other Title(s)
محاكاة مرشدات موجية لخلايا شمسية تحوي مواد العادة باستخدام طريقة الفرق المحدد المعتمد على الزمن
Dissertant
al-Samak, Nadirah Salah al-Din Abd al-Karim
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
Farahat, Nasir Ismail
al-Astal, Ali Hamid
University
Islamic University
Faculty
Faculty of Science
Department
Department of Physics
University Country
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2015
English Abstract
Solar cells provide a renewable and clean energy by converting the sunlight to electricity.
However, it is important to reduce the cost of the solar cell and increase the efficiency in order to be considered as a reliable energy source.
In this work, a theoretical analysis for a waveguide structure by using Finite Difference (FD) methods is presented.
The fundamental concepts of both Finite Difference Time Domain method (FDTD) and Finite Difference Frequency Domain method (FDFD) are reported in details.
Also, a new waveguide solar cell structure containing metamaterial is presented in order to improve the absorption of light.
Metamaterial is an artificial material with negative electric permittivity and negative magnetic permeability which is used to absorb a large amount of the incident light.
Finite Difference Time Domain Method is used to analyze the proposed waveguide structure.
We also used MEEP and MATLAB software to run the simulation of the proposed waveguide structure.
Main Subjects
No. of Pages
66
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Review of solar cell structure and materials.
Chapter Two : Finite difference approach.
Chapter Three : Plasmonic thin film solar cell.
Chapter Four : Simulation of thin film solar cell waveguide structure using finite difference time domain.
Chapter Five : Theoretical approach of metamaterials waveguide structure.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Samak, Nadirah Salah al-Din Abd al-Karim. (2015). Simulation of metamaterial waveguides for solar cells energy by finite difference time domain method (FDTD). (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Islamic University, Palestine (Gaza Strip)
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Samak, Nadirah Salah al-Din Abd al-Karim. Simulation of metamaterial waveguides for solar cells energy by finite difference time domain method (FDTD). (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Islamic University. (2015).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-724354
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Samak, Nadirah Salah al-Din Abd al-Karim. (2015). Simulation of metamaterial waveguides for solar cells energy by finite difference time domain method (FDTD). (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Islamic University, Palestine (Gaza Strip)
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-724354
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-724354
