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Proton Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing a Mesoporous Carbon Electrode

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Hughes, Declan 
Meroni, Simone MP 
Barbé, Jérémy 
Raptis, Dimitrios 
Lee, Harrison KH 

Abstract

jats:sec<jats:label />jats:pWhen designing spacefaring vehicles and orbital instrumentation, the onboard systems such as microelectronics and solar cells require shielding to protect them from degradation brought on by collisions with high‐energy particles. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been shown to be much more radiation stable than Si and GaAs devices, while also providing the ability to be fabricated on flexible substrates. However, even PSCs have their limits, with higher fluences being a cause of degradation. Herein, a novel solution utilizing a screen‐printed, mesoporous carbon electrode to act bi‐functionally as an encapsulate and the electrode is presented. It is demonstrated that the carbon electrode PSCs can withstand proton irradiation up to 1 × 10jats:sup15</jats:sup> protons cmjats:sup−2</jats:sup> at 150 KeV with negligible losses (<0.07%) in power conversion efficiency. The 12 μm thick electrode acts as efficient shielding for the perovskite embedded in the mesoporous TiOjats:sub2</jats:sub>. Through Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy, results suggest that the structural properties of the perovskite and carbon remain intact. Simulations of the device structure show that superior radiation protection comes in conjunction with good device performance. This work highlights the potential of using a carbon electrode for future space electronics which is not limited to only solar cells.</jats:p></jats:sec>

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Funder: Airbus Endeavr Wales


Funder: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Keywords

40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering, 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Journal Title

Energy Technology

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Journal ISSN

2194-4288
2194-4296

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Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/T028513/1, EP/N020863/1)
UKRI (EP/P032591/1)
Innovate UK (920036)
European Regional Development Fund (c80892)