Table 6.

Numerical methods 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. Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
FEM	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Finite Difference Method	x	x	x			x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
FVM			x	x
Euler Method	x
Drift–Diffusion Method	x	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
2. Matrix and Interactive Methods
Transfer Matrix Method	x			x		x	x		x		x		x
S-Matrix Method										x
Gummel Iteration	x	x	x	x					x		x
Newton Rapson	x	x	x	x				x			x
3. Statistical and Quantum Mechanic Methods
Fermi–Dirac Statistics										x
Monte Carlo Method	x
4. Advanced Structures and Materials Mode
MQW									x