Published June 2020
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Journal Article
Photovoltaic operation in the lower atmosphere and at the surface of Venus
Abstract
Low‐intensity high‐temperature (LIHT) solar cells are needed for extended photovoltaic power generation in both the lower atmosphere as well as at the surface of Venus. Double‐junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells that may be able to operate and survive, with suitable encapsulation, for several weeks on the 465°C Venus surface have been developed. These solar cells have been optimized for operation under the Venus solar spectrum, which is different from that of the Earth.
Additional Information
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Received: 27 June 2019; Revised: 24 September 2019; Accepted: 15 October 2019. The authors would like to thank J.A. Schwartz and A. Boca for useful inputs. The research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, at MicroLink Devices Inc., at the California Institute of Technology, and at Tufts University. This work was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the ROSES16 HOTTech Program in the Science Mission Directorate. The work of M.A. Stevens was supported by the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship through Award NNX15AQ79H. This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), a member of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) Network, which is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF award no. 1541959. CNS is part of Harvard University. This project was also supported by the Caltech Space Solar Power Project.Additional details
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- NNX15AQ79H
- NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship
- ECCS-1541959
- NSF
- Space Solar Power Project
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- Space Solar Power Project