Temperature-Induced Degradation of Thin-Film III–V Solar Cells for Space Applications
| Autor: | Ed Bongers, Rosalinda H. van Leest, John J. Schermer, Gerard Bauhuis, Natasha Gruginskie, Elias Vlieg, Hyenseok Cheun, Remco van der Heijden, Wonki Yoon, Peter Mulder, Simone C. W. van Laar, Heon-Min Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Applied Materials Science
Materials science Analytical chemistry Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology Solid State Chemistry 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics 7. Clean energy 01 natural sciences Temperature induced 0104 chemical sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention Induced stress Magazine law Electrical and Electronic Engineering Thin film 0210 nano-technology Science technology and society |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, 702-708 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, 2, pp. 702-708 |
| ISSN: | 2156-3381 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jphotov.2016.2642642 |
| Popis: | High-efficiency, thin-film III–V solar cells offer excellent characteristics for implementation in flexible solar panels for space applications. In order to investigate the space compatibility of such cells, the temperature-induced degradation of both substrate-based cells with Au and Au/Cu contacts and thin-film cells on Au and Cu carriers was studied by accelerated ageing testing (AAT) at 200 $^\circ$ C. With less than a 3% decrease in efficiency after 37 days at 200 $^\circ$ C (equivalent to 10 years at 100 $^\circ$ C for E $_{{a}}$ = 0.70 eV), the substrate-based cells show excellent results. With a 10% decrease in efficiency after 37 days of AAT, the thin-film cells on an Au carrier exhibit promising results, given the early stage of development of the thin-film cells. On the other hand, severe degradation is observed for thin-film cells on a Cu carrier (decrease in efficiency $>$ 60% after 37 days of AAT). At least two factors contribute to this severe degradation: thermally induced stress and Cu diffusion. |
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