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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

CPP 13: Molecular Electronics, Hybrid and Perovskite Photovoltaics

CPP 13.4: Vortrag

Freitag, 1. Oktober 2021, 11:15–11:30, H3

Perovskite and Organic Solar Cells Generate Power in Space — •Lennart Klaus Reb¹, Michael Böhmer¹, Benjamin Predeschly¹, Sebastian Grott¹, Christian Ludwig Weindl¹, Goran Ivkovic Ivandekic¹, Renjun Guo¹, Christoph Dreißigacker², Jörg Drescher², Roman Gernhäuser¹, Andreas Meyer², and Peter Müller-Buschbaum^1,3 — ¹TU München, Garching, DE — ²Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Köln, DE — ³Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum, Garching, DE

Perovskite and organic solar cells have become a hot research topic in the last few years. The lightweight thin-film solar cells are of particular interest for space applications due to their exceptional power per mass, exceeding their inorganic counterparts by magnitudes.

Here, we present the Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells In Space experiment (OHSCIS) and the launch of perovskite and organic solar cells to space for the first time [1, 2]. The mechanical and electronic design of the experiment aims at maximizing the data collection rate and precise measurements. We show that the solar cells operate in space conditions and produce reasonable power per area of up to 14 and 7 mW cm-2, respectively. Also, during a phase being turned away from the Sun, the solar cells produce power from collecting faint Sun-light scattered from Earth. Our results highlight the potential for near-Earth applications and deep space missions of these technologies.

[1] L. Reb et al., Joule 4,1880-1892 (2020), doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.07.004.

[2] L. Reb et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 92 (2021), doi.org/10.1063/5.0047346.