Perovskite solar cells could power future long-distance space missions

A research team led by Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland was overjoyed when they saw that perovskite-containing solar cells sent to the International Space Station (ISS) performed over and above their expectations. This is the first experiment where perovskites have been tested in space.

In recent years, perovskites have made quite a splash on Earth by demonstrating higher efficiencies when it comes to converting solar energy into electricity. The material has been at the center of solar cell research and promises to make solar power more mainstream in the coming years.

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Source: Interesting Engineering

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