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GaAs single junction cells, representative of the middle cell in triple junction Ga 0.5In 0.5P/GaAs/Ge cells, were irradiated with various fluences of 1- and 3-MeV electrons as well as 1-MeV protons. The light I-V curves measured at room temperature exhibit a voltage-dependent photocurrent. The photocurrent is modeled taking into account the voltag...
The evolution of the subcell capacitance of triple junction solar cells upon 3 MeV electron irradiation is studied. Photocurrent is induced subcell specific using a sequence of spatially homogeneous, monochromatic light pulses. The used method is based on the externally measured transient voltage, which allows to calculate the depletion layer capac...
A method for measuring subcell capacitance voltage (C–V) in a multijunction solar cell is introduced. The subcell of interest is illuminated by a monochromatic light pulse with a ns rise time. The subcell capacitance is calculated from the measured rise time of the solar cell voltage. The effect of optical coupling is eliminated by introducing a hi...
The photocurrent versus open-circuit voltage characteristic of individual subcells in a multijunction solar cell can be measured by illuminating the subcell with a pulse sequence of spatially homogeneous laser light. In this paper, we demonstrate the applicability of this method for four junction solar cells. Furthermore, the degradation of triple...
The open circuit voltages Voc of individual subcells in a multijunction solar cell are measured by illuminating a given subcell with a pulse of spatially homogeneous, nearly monochromatic light with a rising edge in the μs regime. The influence of luminescent coupling and semi-transparency on Voc is eliminated by over-illuminating all subcells belo...
Several promising multi-junction solar cell concepts for space applications are currently under development worldwide. On-Orbit Verification on CubeSats is a cost-efficient method to gain data on critical hardware early in the design validation process. The MOVE-II CubeSat will be used for the verification of novel 4-6 junction solar cells. With a...