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ISAS Winter 2022 6th International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Smart Technologies, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 December 2022, pp.29, (Summary Text)
In recent years, increased interest in space missions has encouraged countries, international organizations, businesses and research institutions to investigate and test advanced space technologies for longer-lasting, usable solar cells. [1].
Solar cells used in space applications are operated in an atmosphere of high-energy particles, which reduces their performance during operation [2]. The life of the semiconductor device is limited to the degree of radiation damage received by the device. This is an important factor that affects the performance of a variety of devices in practical applications. Permanent damage to ma terials is caused by incoming radiation particles colliding with displaced atoms from their position in the crystal cage. The interaction between solar battery damage, impurities and additives affects the performance of solar batteries and reduces material handling characteristics and particularly the life of the minority carrier [3]. Therefore, the production of solar cells is of great importance, which will provide the best resistance to space conditions.
In this research, radiation resistance measurements of 3 CIGS solar cells [4] that have been added will be performed. Before carrying out proton bombardment, the fill factor rates (0,56, 0,57, 0,44) and efficiency (10.4%, 7.3%, 5.3%) of the samples were calculated. After the proton bombardment, his behavior was studied. Based on the results obtained, the characteristics of the solar cell that can be used, cost-saving and long-lasting. This study is supported by the AYBU BAP Coordination Unit as a graduate project FYL-2022-2328.
Keywords: Solar cells, Thin Film, Radiation effect, CIGS, Space Studies
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