A Brief Review of High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells for Space Application
Autor: | S. Y. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Zhuang, Y. M. Huang, R. K. Fan, Y. Liu, Q. Y. Chen, A. Aierken, X. Yang, Q. Zhang, J. H. Mo |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Space technology
Materials science multijunction Materials Science (miscellaneous) Biophysics General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology Radiation 01 natural sciences Quantitative Biology::Cell Behavior law.invention radaition resistance law 0103 physical sciences Solar cell Radiation damage Irradiation Physical and Theoretical Chemistry III-V solar cells Radiation resistance Mathematical Physics degradation 010302 applied physics integumentary system Spacecraft business.industry Energy conversion efficiency food and beverages 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Engineering physics lcsh:QC1-999 high efficiency biological sciences Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 0210 nano-technology business lcsh:Physics |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Physics, Vol 8 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2296-424X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fphy.2020.631925 |
Popis: | The demands for space solar cells are continuously increasing with the rapid development of space technologies and complex space missions. The space solar cells are facing more critical challenges than before: higher conversion efficiency and better radiation resistance. Being the main power supply in spacecrafts, III-V multijunction solar cells are the main focus for space application nowadays due to their high efficiency and super radiation resistance. In multijunction solar cell structure, the key to obtaining high crystal quality and increase cell efficiency is satisfying the lattice matching and bandgap matching conditions. New materials and new structures of high efficiency multijunction solar cell structures are continuously coming out with low-cost, lightweight, flexible, and high power-to-mass ratio features in recent years. In addition to the efficiency and other properties, radiation resistance is another sole criterion for space solar cells, therefore the radiation effects of solar cells and the radiation damage mechanism have both been widely studied fields for space solar cells over the last few decades. This review briefly summarized the research progress of III-V multijunction solar cells in recent years. Different types of cell structures, research results and radiation effects of these solar cell structures under different irradiation conditions are presented. Two main solar cell radiation damage evaluation models—the equivalent fluence method and displacement damage dose method—are introduced. |
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