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Indium phosphide solar cells: status and prospects for use in space
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Brinker, D. J. Weinberg, I. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The current status of indium phosphide cell research is reviewed and state of the art efficiencies compared to those of GaAs and Si. It is shown that the radiation resistance of InP cells is superior to that of either GaAs or Si under 1 MeV electron and 10 MeV proton irradiation. Using lightweight blanket technology, a SEP array structure and projected cell efficiencies, array specific powers are obtained for all three cell types. Array performance is calculated as a function of time in orbit. The results indicate that arrays using InP cells can outperform those using GaAs or Si in orbits where radiation is a significant cell degradation factor. It is concluded that InP solar cells are excellent prospects for future use in the space radiation environment. |
| File Size | 507160 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860017048 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0rr6qt3c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Electronics And Electrical Engineering Solar Cells Degradation Annealing Gallium Arsenides Solar Arrays Indium Phosphides Carrier Injection Spacecraft Power Supplies Silicon Radiation Damage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
