The aim of this project was to create a program that could after a given arbitrary enclosed curve produce necessary parameters for mechanical assembly that could reproduce this curve cyclically. For this reason a mechanical assembly was used consisting of two gears and 2 bars connected to each gear and one another. By using the genetic algorithm and adjusting the …
Empirical prediction of chalcopyrite lattice parameters from chemical properties of their constituent elements
Chalcopyrites are a material class widely used in thin film solar cell manufacturing, with the most prominent industrially applied example being CIGS (CuInGaSe2). In order to maximize the effectiveness of these solar cells and minimize the cost, the search for appropriate alternative materials is still ongoing. In this work, we show that the lattice parameters of chalcopyrite are linearly dependent …