Quality factor and dose equivalent investigations aboard the Soviet space station MIR

Bouisset, P.; Nguyen, V.D.; Akatov, Yu.A.; Siegrist, M.; Parmentier, N.; Archangelsky, V.V.; Vorojtsov, A.S.; Petrov, V. M.; Ковалев, Е.Е.

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“…The silicon solar cells were used as the first choice in the spacecraft since the first solar-powered satellite was launched in 1958. The Soviet Space station, MIR, was launched in 1986, was equipped with 10 kW GaAs solar cells, and the power per unit area reached 180 W/m 2 [36]. Then, the fabrication technique of GaAs-based cells experienced changes from Liquid Phase Epitaxy (LPE) to metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE), from homogeneous epitaxy to heterogeneous epitaxy, from single junction to multi-junction structure [37][38][39].…”

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A Brief Review of High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells for Space Application

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Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Phys.

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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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A Brief Review of High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells for Space Application

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Swarm‐Optimized ZnO/CdS/CIGS/GaAs Solar Cell for Enhanced Efficiency and Thermal Resilience

Manzoor,

Hussain

et al. 2024

Adv Energy and Sustain Res

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Optimizing solar cell design is vital for boosting efficiency, cutting production costs, and meeting the increasing demand for renewable energy solutions. Through meticulous adjustments in material compositions and device architectures, optimization enhances energy conversion efficiency, making solar power more competitive and adaptable across various applications. This article presents the optimization and efficiency enhancement of a ZnO/CdS/CIGS solar cell with GaAs. The optimization process utilizes the particle swarm optimization algorithm with a step‐by‐step approach. Solar cells are designed using SCAPS‐1D software, and optimization is performed using Python. The optimized ZnO/CdS/CIGS solar cell achieves an efficiency of 32.4%, which rises to 44.7% upon integrating a GaAs layer. Further efficiency gains are observed, reaching 53.2% through back contact optimization, providing a power density of 54 mW cm−2. Optimization also notices a significant improvement in quantum efficiency. The cells are tested under concentrated solar irradiance (1000–10 000 W m−2) and temperatures (300–800 K). Results show that at 10 000 W m−2 and 800 K, the ZnO/CdS/CIGS/GaAs cell requires 53.9% less material than the ZnO/CdS/CIGS cell. Thus, adding GaAs enhances efficiency and thermal resilience, making it ideal for concentrated photovoltaics.

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