Proton Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing a Mesoporous Carbon Electrode

Hughes, Declan; Meroni, Simone; Barbe, Jeremy; Raptis, Dimitrios; Lee, Harrison; Heasman, Keith C.; Lang, Felix; Watson, Trystan; Tsoi, Wing Chung

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Proton Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing a Mesoporous Carbon Electrode

Declan Hughes

, Simone Meroni

, Jeremy Barbe, Dimitrios Raptis, Harrison Lee, Keith C. Heasman, Felix Lang, Trystan Watson

, Wing Chung Tsoi

Energy Technology, Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Start page: 2100928

Swansea University Authors: Declan Hughes , Simone Meroni , Jeremy Barbe, Dimitrios Raptis, Harrison Lee, Trystan Watson , Wing Chung Tsoi

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When designing spacefaring vehicles and orbital instrumentation, the onboard systems such as microelectronics and solar cells require shielding to protect them from degradation brought on by collisions with high‐energy particles. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been shown to be much more radiatio...

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Proton Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing a Mesoporous Carbon Electrode

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