Cover Picture: Radiation‐Hard and Ultralightweight Polycrystalline Cadmium Telluride Thin‐Film Solar Cells for Space Applications (Energy Technol. 11/2016). Issue 11 (11th October 2016) - Yang, Gwangseok
Abstract : Ultra‐lightweight CdTe thin film solar cells in space : The cover image depicts ultra‐lightweight thin‐film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells as applied to the solar panels that power satellites. In the space environment, there are various radiation sources such as energetic particles and solar flares. Thus, solar cells that are robust to radiation are necessary for performing tasks in space successfully. Among various solar cell materials, CdTe thin films have the intrinsic radiation hardness suitable for aerospace applications. This work demonstrates robust and stable CdTe thin film solar cells on ultra‐thin glass substrates. The cell secured its high specific power even after severe proton irradiation. High radiation hardness makes these CdTe solar cells feasible for long‐term space missions. More details can be found in the Full Paper by G. Yang and E. Cho et al. from Korea University onpage 1463 in Issue 11, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/ente.201600346).