High performance durable perovskite solar cells for space applications

在全球支持的推动下，空间探索和实验迅速增长。空间硬件需要由可持续能源提供动力。太阳能光伏发电是首选。随着我们进入“商业空间”时代，成本将变得至关重要，需要开发新的具有成本效益的光伏技术。金属卤化物钙钛矿太阳能电池显示出最大的潜力。它们具有更高的功率重量比，并且与现有的空间电池相比，制造成本要便宜得多。该项目旨在开发和展示钙钛矿太阳能电池，以实现高面积功率转换效率和长工作寿命，以承受空间环境。

There has been a rapid growth in space exploration and experimentation fuelled by global support. Space hardware needs to be powered by a sustainable source of energy. The use of solar photovoltaics is the preferred choice. As we move into the era of 'commercial space', cost will become paramount necessitating the development of new cost effective photovoltaic technologies. Metal halide perovskite solar cells show the greatest potential. They have a higher power to weight ratio and are significantly cheaper to be manufactured compared to incumbent space cells. This project aims to develop and demonstrate perovskite solar cells to achieve high areal power conversion efficiencies and long operating lifetimes withstanding space environment.