ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the technical details on how to model and simulate the operation of organic photovoltaic cells. It presents background on the fundamentals of organic photovoltaic cells from basic configurations and operations to device performance, as well as the nanoscale morphology that dictates the performance of the device. Monte Carlo models can effectively account for the phase-separated morphology, but they mainly focus on one or a few aspects of the device. The chapter introduces optical modeling for calculation of light absorption based on transfer matrix theory that accounts for the reflection and interference in each layer. It also presents electrical modeling for simulating device performance. The chapter shows that modeling and simulation of organic photovoltaic cells are very useful in predicting device performance and analyzes working principles. However, the results from modeling and simulation are only meaningful when the modeling and simulation have been proven to be valid and accurate.
