| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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2024 Technical Division Student Poster Contest
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| Presentation Title |
SPG-11: Engineering and Testing of Perovskite Solar Devices for Use on the Lunar Surface |
| Author(s) |
Mason Placanica |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Mason Placanica |
| Abstract Scope |
In the interest of sustaining a human presence on the lunar surface there is a need for vast solar arrays capable of supporting the high power and voltage requirements of such missions. To this end, perovskite based thin film devices may offer significant advantages over traditional photovoltaics with their ease of manufacture, and potential weight improvements. Here we provide a fabrication summary of 8 perovskite based thin film devices which will be emplaced on the lunar surface. This work describes the final composition as well as testing procedures. No lunar surface data will be available until launch in early 2025, but current terrestrial testing and simulation suggests these devices can consistently achieve single junction efficiencies of nearly 22% and marked stability against vacuum and radiation (devices maintain ~96% efficiency). Thermal stability is a noted point of failure, with certain device compositions tested failing at temperatures over 400K or under 150K. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |
| Keywords |
Energy Conversion and Storage, Thin Films and Interfaces, Characterization |