Methodology of the first combined in-flight and ex situ stability assessment of organic-based solar cells for space applications

• Published in: Journal of Materials Research
• Main Authors: Schreurs, Dieter, Nagels, Steven, Cardinaletti, Ilaria, Vangerven, Tim, Cornelissen, Rob, Vodnik, Jelle, Hruby, Jaroslav, Deferme, Wim, Manca, Jean V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: OSCAR; OPV; in-situ; organic solar cell; organic photovoltaic; solar cell; aerospace; space; Esrange; Kiruna
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/26129; https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.156

One of the key aims of the OSCAR project (Optical Sensors based on CARbon-materials)—in the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS program—was to explore the use of organic-based solar cells for (aero)space applications through the in-flight investigation of devices’ performance during a stratospheric balloon...