Combined Stress Testing of Perovskite Solar Cells for Stable Operation in Space

VanSant, Kaitlyn T.; Kirmani, Ahmad R.; Patel, Jay B.; Crowe, Laura E.; Ostrowski, David P.; Wieliczka, Brian M.; McGehee, Michael D.; Schelhas, Laura T.; Luther, Joseph M.; Peshek, Timothy J.; McMillon-Brown, Lyndsey

doi:10.1021/acsaem.2c03972

Combined Stress Testing of Perovskite Solar Cells for Stable Operation in Space

Journal Article · Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c03972· OSTI ID:1970184

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NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) could provide new low-cost opportunities for powering spacecraft. Here we are designing a PSC resilient to lunar surface conditions, focusing on contact/barrier layers combinations that maximize stability. Thermal vacuum stress shows cells with gold back-contacts and SiOx protection retain >90% of initial efficiency and indium tin oxide (ITO)-contacted cells retain ~100% of initial efficiency after five months of stress. SiO_x mitigates mechanical aspects of contact stress, retaining 99% of initial efficiency, whereas cells with silicone/cover glass decreased 27%. We further exposed cells to combined illumination, 75 °C heat, and 10^-6Torr vacuum for 24 h and found that ITO-contacted cells outperformed Au-contacted cells.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1970184

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5K00-84338; MainId:85111; UUID:132c6e52-3906-4f40-9b5d-cd863a005377; MainAdminID:69316

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 6; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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