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Results of studying the degradation of the silicon solar cells subjected to irradiation with protons are reported. The macroscopic properties of the cells, such as current-voltage characteristics, serial/parallel resistances, fill factor and efficiency, are examined before and after irradiation. Proton irradiation was performed at the Tandem Accelerator of IFIN-HH, Bucharest. The solar cells were characterized under standard AM0 solar flux at the PV Lab of the West University of Timisoara. The results show that the proton irradiation changes the overall properties of the solar cell, causing a considerable degradation of its performances. |
