Space‐ and Post‐Flight Characterizations of Perovskite and Organic Solar CellsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Solar RRL, E-ISSN 2367-198X, Vol. 7, no 9Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Perovskite and organic solar cells are promising for space applications for enabling higher specific powers or alternative deployment systems. However, terrestrial tests can only mimic space conditions to a certain extent. Herein, a detailed analysis of irradiation-dependent photovoltaic parameters of perovskite and organic solar cells exposed to space conditions during a suborbital flight is presented. In orbital altitudes, perovskite and organic solar cells reach power-conversion efficiencies of more than 13% and 6%, respectively. Based on postflight grazing-incidence small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering, the active layer morphology and crystalline structure of the returned space solar cells are studied and compared to those of reference solar cells that stayed in an inert atmosphere. Minor changes in the active layer morphology are induced by the sole transport, without causing significant performance loss. For the space solar cells, morphological changes are attributed to the flight experiment that includes rocket launch, spaceflight, and reentry, as well as short-terrestrial environment exposure before and after launch. In contrast, no significant changes to the crystalline phase are observed. The notable performance during flight and high active layer stability, especially of perovskite solar cells, are promising results for further steps toward an orbital demonstration.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2023. Vol. 7, no 9
National Category
Physical Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-338845DOI: 10.1002/solr.202300043ISI: 000937642700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85148505140OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-338845DiVA, id: diva2:1807882
Funder
German Research Foundation (DFG), Mu1487/22
Note
QC 20231030
2023-10-282023-10-282023-10-30Bibliographically approved