Radiation tolerance and self-healing in triple halide perovskite solar cells

The high tolerance and stability of triple halide perovskite solar cells is demonstrated in practical space conditions at high irradiation levels. The solar cells were irradiated for a range of proton energies (75 keV, 300 keV, and 1 MeV) and fluences (up to 4 × 1014 p/cm2). The fluences of the ener...

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Published in:APL energy 2023-09, Vol.1 (2), p.026105-026105-8
Main Authors: Afshari, Hadi, Chacon, Sergio A., Sourabh, Shashi, Byers, Todd A., Whiteside, Vincent R., Crawford, Rose, Rout, Bibhudutta, Eperon, Giles E., Sellers, Ian R.
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Language:English
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Summary:The high tolerance and stability of triple halide perovskite solar cells is demonstrated in practical space conditions at high irradiation levels. The solar cells were irradiated for a range of proton energies (75 keV, 300 keV, and 1 MeV) and fluences (up to 4 × 1014 p/cm2). The fluences of the energy proton irradiations were varied to induce the same amount of vacancies in the absorber layer due to non-ionizing nuclear energy loss (predominant at 300 keV). While proton irradiation of the solar cells initially resulted in degradation of the photovoltaic parameters, self-healing was observed after two months where the performance of the devices was shown to return to their pristine operation levels. Their ability to recover upon radiation exposure supports the practical potential of perovskite solar cells for next-generation space missions.
ISSN:2770-9000
2770-9000
DOI:10.1063/5.0158216