The Boeing Company
Perovskite solar cells for space

Abstract:

Provided is a multijunction photovoltaic device, including: a first subcell and a second subcell. The first cell includes a base semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer. The base semiconductor layer includes a Group III-V semiconductor material. The second subcell includes an absorber layer. The absorber layer includes an organometallic halide ionic solid perovskite semiconductor material.