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Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Aluminum‐Doped Zinc Oxide Electrode Under Proton Irradiation
Jérémy Barbé,
Declan Hughes,
Zhengfei Wei,
Adam Pockett,
Harrison K. H. Lee,
Keith C. Heasman,
Matt Carnie 
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Trystan Watson ,
Wing Chung Tsoi
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Trystan Watson ,
Wing Chung Tsoi
Solar RRL, Volume: 3, Issue: 12
Swansea University Authors:
Zhengfei Wei, Matt Carnie , Trystan Watson , Wing Chung Tsoi
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DOI (Published version): 10.1002/solr.201900219
Abstract
Due to their high specific power and potential to save both weight and stow volume, perovskite solar cells have gained increasing interest to be used for space applications. However, before they can be deployed into space, their resistance to ionizing radiations such as high‐energy protons must be d...
| Published in: | Solar RRL |
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| ISSN: | 2367-198X 2367-198X |
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2019
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51609 |
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Due to their high specific power and potential to save both weight and stow volume, perovskite solar cells have gained increasing interest to be used for space applications. However, before they can be deployed into space, their resistance to ionizing radiations such as high‐energy protons must be demonstrated. In this report, we investigate the effect of 150 keV protons on the performance of perovskite solar cells based on aluminium‐doped zinc oxide (AZO) transparent conducting oxide (TCO). Record power conversion efficiency of 15% and 13.6% were obtained for cells based on AZO under AM1.5G and AM0 illumination, respectively. We demonstrate that perovskite solar cells can withstand proton irradiation up to 1013 protons.cm−2 without significant loss in efficiency. At this irradiation dose, Si or GaAs solar cells would be completely or severely degraded when exposed to 150 keV protons. From 1014 protons.cm−2, a decrease in short‐circuit current of the perovskite cells is observed, which is consistent with interfacial degradation due to deterioration of the Spiro‐OMeTAD HTL during proton irradiation. Using a combination of non‐destructive characterization techniques, results suggest that the structural and optical properties of perovskite remain intact up to high fluence levels. Although shallow trap states are induced by proton irradiation in perovskite bulk at low fluence levels, they can release charges efficiently and are not detrimental to the cell's performance. This work highlights the potential of perovskite solar cells based on AZO TCO to be used for space applications and give a deeper understanding of interfacial degradation due to proton irradiation. |
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| Keywords: |
aluminium‐doped zinc oxide, perovskite solar cells, proton irradiation, space |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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12 |