{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from solcore import material\n", "from solcore import si\n", "from solcore.material_system import create_new_material\n", "from solcore.absorption_calculator import create_nk_txt, download_db, search_db\n", "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n", "import numpy as np" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n", "
\n", "When adding custom materials - or getting the refractive index database - the
\n", "information will be stored in the Solcore's users folder. These can be setup by setting
\n", "the SOLCORE_USER_DATA environmental variable to your prefered location or, by default,
\n", "it will be in your home directory, in a directory called .solcore.
\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n", "
\n", "EXAMPLE 1
\n", "need to have n and k data, and a parameter file in the correct format -
\n", "see examples of parameter files in e.g. material_data/Adachi/binaries.txt
\n", "create a new material, silicon-germanium-tin, from input files. Here,
\n", "the parameters in SiGeSn_params.txt have been copied directly from Ge.
\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "create_new_material('SiGeSn', '../data/SiGeSn_n.txt', '../data/SiGeSn_k.txt', '../data/SiGeSn_params.txt')" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "can now create an instance of it like any Solcore material" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "SiGeSn = material('SiGeSn')()" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "plt.figure()\n", "plt.plot(si(np.arange(300, 1700, 5), 'nm')*1e9, SiGeSn.n(si(np.arange(300, 1700, 5), 'nm')))\n", "plt.plot(si(np.arange(300, 1700, 5), 'nm')*1e9, SiGeSn.k(si(np.arange(300, 1700, 5), 'nm')))\n", "plt.xlabel('Wavelength (nm)')\n", "plt.ylabel('SiGeSn n / k')\n", "plt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n", "
\n", "EXAMPLE 2
\n", "Can also create a Solcore material from a material in the refractiveindex.info database:
\n", "if necessary, download database:
\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "download_db()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "search what options are available for diamond, then use the first result's pageid to
\n", "create data files for the n & k of diamond:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "results = search_db('Diamond')\n", "create_nk_txt(pageid=results[0][0], file='C_Diamond')\n", "create_new_material(mat_name = 'Diamond', n_source='C_Diamond_n.txt', k_source='C_Diamond_k.txt')" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "Diamond = material('Diamond')()" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "plt.figure()\n", "plt.plot(si(np.arange(100, 800, 5), 'nm')*1e9, Diamond.n(si(np.arange(100, 800, 5), 'nm')))\n", "plt.plot(si(np.arange(100, 800, 5), 'nm')*1e9, Diamond.k(si(np.arange(100, 800, 5), 'nm')))\n", "plt.xlabel('Wavelength (nm)')\n", "plt.ylabel('Diamond n / k')\n", "plt.show()" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.7.4" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 }