A photovoltaic technology review: History, fundamentals and applications

RA Marques Lameirinhas, JPN Torres… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photovoltaic technology has become a huge industry, based on the enormous applications
for solar cells. In the 19th century, when photoelectric experiences started to be conducted, it …

Harnessing sunlight beyond earth: Sustainable vision of space-based solar power systems in smart grid

H Kang, H Kim, J Hong, R Zhang, M Lee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest for sustainable energy solutions has led humanity beyond Earth, venturing into
space. Earth-based solar power (EBSP) systems face challenges due to the planet's …

Solution-based 3D printed thermoelectric composite for custom-shaped thermoelectric generator applications

M Bian, Z Xu, X Tang, H Jia, Y Wang, A Cabot - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To fulfill the ever-increasing power demands of deep space exploration, the output
performance of radioisotope thermoelectric generators, the only accessible power source …

A concise review of resource requirements for future space exploration

JL Zhang, YZ Li, Y Zhang - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing a lunar base is a critical goal for many aerospace powers. To achieve this goal,
various resources such as life support materials, energy, and shelter are required. However …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal multi-site selection for a PV-based lunar settlement based on a novel method to estimate sun illumination profiles

JMR Armenta, N Bazmohammadi, D Saha… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, space organizations have considered the Moon to host lunar bases. Such bases
require power and energy to function. However, the efficient and safe use of the energy …

Perovskite solar cells under protons irradiation: From in-situ IV-monitoring to root cause degradation elucidation

C Costa, M Manceau, S Duzellier, T Nuns… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the mixed halide Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) triggered huge amount of
R&D activities, thanks to their excellent optoelectronic properties, fast progressing power …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation effects in ultra-thin GaAs solar cells

A Barthel, L Sayre, G Kusch, RA Oliver… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Ultra-thin solar cells are of significant interest for use in space due to their intrinsic radiation
tolerance, which may allow them to be used in particularly harsh radiation environments …

Existence of BeCN2 and Its First-Principles Phase Diagram: Be and C Introducing Structural Diversity

D Luo, K Yin, R Dronskowski - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The existence and structure of BeCN2, the lightest representative of II–IV–V2 compounds,
have for long remained unsolved, although previous theoretical studies have relied on …

Uncertainty analysis of photovoltaic cells to determine probability of functional failure

F Zhang, X Wang, W Wang, J Zhang, R Du, B Li, W Liu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In engineering practice, extensive uncertainties exist in photovoltaic (PV) cell material
parameters owing to manufacturing process errors and in PV cell working environment …

Radiation hardness of semiconductor laser diodes for space communication

M Li, C Shen, Z Sun, B Xu, C Zhao, Z Wang - Applied Physics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Semiconductor laser diodes (LDs), with merits of little volume, lightweight, low power
consumption, ease of modulation, and high data rates, are great candidates for space laser …