Materials in Space

by Hepp, A. F.; Prahl, J. M.; Keith, T. G.; Bailey, S. G.; Fowler, J. R.

• ISBN13: 9781558994577
• ISBN10: 1558994572
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Materials Research Society

Summary

This symposium was held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); it was also the 25th anniversary of the Materials Research Society. The coincidence of anniversaries provided an excellent opportunity to consider how materials science has contributed to the space program, and how it will continue to contribute to the future of space exploration. Living and working in space presents extreme challenges that have only begun to be met by the materials research community. This book brings together researchers from government, industry and university laboratories to discuss successes and ongoing research in the application of materials science to the space program. Topics include: space exploration; space photovoltaics; materials for energy conversion and storage; fundamental studies for advanced materials and devices; microgravity materials processing; and materials for space and other hostile environments. Commercial spin-offs from past space-related materials research are also featured.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings	xii
PART I: SPACE EXPLORATION
Materials for Shielding Astronauts from the Hazards of Space Radiations	3	(14)
J.W. Wilson
F.A. Cucinotta
J. Miller
J.L. Shinn
S.A. Thibeault
R.C. Singleterry
L.C. Simonsen
M.H. Kim
The Abrasion of Aluminum, Platinum, and Nickel by Martian Dust as Determined by the Mars Pathfinder Wheel Abrasion Experiment	17	(8)
D. Ferguson
M. Siebert
D. Wilt
J. Kolecki
Materials for Thermal Control for Mars Surface Operations	25	(8)
G.S. Hickey
Large Scale Teleoperation on the Lunar Surface	33	(6)
G. Konesky
Metal Alloy Propellants Produced from Lunar Resources	39	(12)
A.F. Hepp
D.L. Linne
G.A. Landis
PART II: SPACE PHOTOVOLTAICS
High Efficiency Monolithic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Lattice-Mismatched Growth	51	(12)
R.W. Hoffman, Jr.
N.S. Fatemi
M.A. Stan
P. Jenkins
V.G. Weizer
D.A. Scheiman
D.J. Brinker
High Growth Rate Metal-Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy for the Fabrication of GaAs Space Solar Cells	63	(6)
A. Freundlich
F. Newman
L. Aguilar
M.F. Vilela
C. Monier
Infrared-Sensitive Photovoltaic Devices for Thermophotovoltaic Applications	69	(10)
N.S. Fatemi
D.M. Wilt
R.W. Hoffman, Jr.
V.G. Weizer
A Testbed for Testing Materials Properties in Space	79	(4)
G.A. Landis
S.G. Bailey
A. Sexton
Impurity Characterization of Solar Wind Collectors for the Genesis Discovery Mission by Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry	83	(8)
W.F. Calaway
M.P. McCann
M.J. Pellin
PART III: MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Synthesis of Thin Film Battery Components by the Spray Decomposition Technique	91	(10)
K.S. Weil
P.N. Kumta
J.D. Harris
A.F. Hepp
Highly Transparent Arcproof Films for Space Applications	101	(6)
A.J. Adorjan
C. Alexander
T.L. Blanchard
E. Bruckner
R. Ferrante
S.M. Gajdos
K. Mayer
A.M. Pal
P.A. Walters
P.D. Hambourger
J.A. Dever
S. Rutledge
H. Fu
Rare Earth Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG) Selective Emitters	107	(16)
D.L. Chubb
A.M.T. Pal
M.O. Patton
P.P. Jenkins
Electrodeposited CIS-Based Solar Cell Materials	123	(6)
R.P. Raffaelle
T. Potdevin
J.G. Mantovani
R. Friedfeld
J. Gorse
M. Breen
S.G. Bailey
A.F. Hepp
Large Area Deposition of Cadmium Sulfide by Chemical Bath Deposition for Photovoltaic Applications	129	(8)
D.S. Boyle
P. O'Brien
PART IV: FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Monte Carlo Prediction of Alloy Structure	137	(12)
B.S. Good
G. Bozzolo
R.D. Noebe
``Genetically Engineered'' Nanostructure Devices	149	(6)
G. Klimeck
C.H. Salazar-Lazaro
A. Stoica
T. Cwik
Silicon Quantum Dots in Silica	155	(8)
D.O. Henderson
M.H. Wu
R. Mu
A. Ueda
C.W. White
A. Meldrum
Highly Reflective and Surface Conductive Silver-Polyimide Films Fabricated Via Reduction of Silver(I) in a Thermally Curing Poly(Amic Acid) Matrix	163	(8)
R.E. Southward
D.S. Thompson
D.W. Thompson
J.L. Scott
S.T. Broadwater
PART V: MICROGRAVITY MATERIALS PROCESSING FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES
Thermophysical Properties of Fluids Measured Under Microgravity Conditions	171	(6)
H-J. Fecht
R.K. Wunderlich
Microgravity Processing of Biopolymer/Metal Composites for NLO Applications	177	(6)
C.M. Cuttle
M.V. Cattaneo
J.D. Gresser
D.L. Wise
D.O. Frazier
F. Aranda
D.J. Trantolo
The Effects of Ground and Space Processing on the Properties of Organic, Polymeric, and Colloidal Materials	183	(20)
D.O. Frazier
M.S. Paley
B.G. Penn
H.A. Abdeldayem
D.D. Smith
W.K. Witherow
W.E. Carswell
M.I. Zugrav
Gravitational Effects on Mercuric Iodide Crystal Growth	203	(8)
B. Steiner
L. van den Berg
U. Laor
Magnetic Levitation of Liquid Droplets	211	(8)
E. Beaugnon
R. Tournier
PART VI: MICROGRAVITY MATERIALS PROCESSING: FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS
AC Modulation Calorimetry of Undercooled Liquid Ti34Zr11Cu47Ni8 and Zr57Nb5Ni12.6Al10Cu15.4: An MSL-1 Experiment Using Tempus	219	(8)
S.C. Glade
D.S. Lee
R. Wunderlich
W.L. Johnson
Growth Competition During Double Recalescence in Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys	227	(8)
D.M. Matson
The Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment: Evolution of Teleoperational Control of Materials Research in Microgravity	235	(10)
J.C. LaCombe
M.B. Koss
A.O. Lupulescu
J.E. Frei
M.E. Glicksman
Zeolite Crystal Growth in Space	245	(10)
A. Sacco, Jr.
N. Bac
J. Warzywoda
G. Rossetti, Jr.
M. Valcheva-Traykova
Microgravity Solidification of Immiscible Alloys	255	(14)
J.B. Andrews
L.J. Hayes
Y. Arikawa
S.R. Coriell
PART VII: MATERIALS FOR SPACE AND OTHER HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
Recent Measurements of Experiment Sensitivity to G-Jitter and Their Significance to ISS Facility Development	269	(6)
R.A. Herring
B. Tryggvason
Boron Containing Polyimides for Aerospace Radiation Shielding	275	(6)
S.C. Ko
C.S. Pugh
R.L. Kiefer
R.A. Orwoll
S.A. Thibeault
G.C. King
Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity	281	(4)
J-M. Ting
C. Tang
P. Lake
Artificial Effects on Cryogenic Fracture Toughness of the Main Structural Alloy for the Super Light Weight Tank	285	(6)
P.S. Chen
W.P. Stanton
Development of Metallic Closed Cellular Materials Containing Polymers	291	(6)
S. Kishimoto
N. Shinya
Multilayer Coatings for Focusing Hard X-ray Telescopes	297	(6)
A. Ivan
R. Bruni
K. Byun
J. Everett
P. Gorenstein
S. Romaine
Carbonization and/or Nitridation of Titanium and Zirconium for Increasing Melting Temperature	303	(6)
M. Nunogaki
Y. Susuki
K. Kitahama
Y. Nakata
F. Hori
R. Oshima
S. Emura
Author Index	309	(2)
Subject Index	311