Table 5.

Types of modeling used in the simulation of thin-film solar cells.

Modeling	SCAPS	AMPS	ASA	AFORS-HET	SC-SIMUL	ASPIN3	GPVDM	SESAME	SILVACO	PC1D	SENTAURUS	ADEPT	QUOKKA
1. Electronic and Optical Properties Modeling
Band Diagram Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Quantum Efficiency Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Spectral Response Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Optical Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Light Trapping and Scattering Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
2. Electrical and Transport Phenomena Modeling
Current–Voltage (I–V) Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Electrical Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Carrier Transport Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Recombination Mechanism Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Series and Shunt Resistance Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Material Properties Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Capacitance Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
3. Device Structure and Interface Modeling
Absorber Layer Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Doping and Defect Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Interface Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Multi-Junction Modeling	x	x		x				x	x	x	x	x
Lifetime Modeling	x	x		x		x	x	x	x		x	x
ETL and HTL Modeling	x			x				x	x		x	x
4. Thermal and Transient Response Modeling
Thermal Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Transient Response Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
5. Performance Metric Modeling
Photocurrent and Photovoltage Modeling	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Degradation Modeling							x
6. Multiscale and Noise Modelling
Multiscale Modeling								x				x
Stress Effects	x	x	x			x	x		x	x		x	x
Noise Modeling	x