000327799 001__ 327799 000327799 005__ 20240405082151.0 000327799 037__ $$aIMPULSE-2024-00093 000327799 041__ $$aEnglish 000327799 1001_ $$0P:(DE-MLZ)13646$$aAzzouni, Tarek$$b0$$eCorresponding author$$gmale 000327799 245__ $$aOrganic Solar Cells for Space application$$f - 2024-03-31 000327799 260__ $$c2024 000327799 300__ $$a67 000327799 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Supervised Student Publication 000327799 3367_ $$02$$2EndNote$$aThesis 000327799 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aMASTERSTHESIS 000327799 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$amasterThesis 000327799 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)19$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aMaster Thesis$$bmaster$$mmaster$$s1712213249_2958519 000327799 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aSUPERVISED_STUDENT_PUBLICATION 000327799 502__ $$aMasterarbeit, TU München, 2024$$bMasterarbeit$$cTU München$$d2024 000327799 520__ $$aapplications increased. However, solar cells used in space have to face significant challenges. These challengesinclude exposure to high radiation, which can impact solar cell performance and Their lifespan, and brutaltemperature changes in space, which can cause damage to the cells. Furthermore, space debris, such asmicrometeoroids, can harm the cells and affect energy production. Based on previous work regarding deployingOrganic Solar Cells (OSC) and Perovskite Solar Cells (PSC) in space on a suborbital rocket [1]. This projectfocuses on the degradation of organic solar cells in the space environment. Long-termexperiments are conductedto investigate the degradation mechanisms. This involved simulating space environmental conditions on theground. Organic solar cells used in extraterrestrial conditions were mainly exposed to energetic electrons andprotons, which cause damage to the morphological and chemical structure of the organic bulk heterojunctionthrough ionization [2]. This work conducted total ionozing doses using Gamma-ray on a PBDB-T-2F:BTP-eC9system and using structural and optical characterization methods such as Grazing-Incidence Small-Angle X-rayScattering (GISAXS), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy for investigating the impactof radiation on the system. These techniques showed how the structure of the organic solar cells was altered bygamma radiation. Depending on the radiation levels they were subjected to, the size domain, surface roughnessand the absorption property of the PBDB-T-2F: BTP-eC9 system changed. At the same time, a performanceanalysis was performed using a novel encapsulation method. The analysis unveiled significant potential forfuture application. 000327799 65027 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)SciArea-110$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aChemistry$$x0 000327799 65027 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)SciArea-120$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aCondensed Matter Physics$$x1 000327799 65027 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)SciArea-210$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aSoft Condensed Matter$$x2 000327799 65017 $$0V:(DE-MLZ)GC-110$$2V:(DE-HGF)$$aEnergy$$x0 000327799 693__ $$0EXP:(DE-MLZ)IRRAD-20201028$$5EXP:(DE-MLZ)IRRAD-20201028$$eIrradiation facility$$x0 000327799 8564_ $$uhttps://impulse.mlz-garching.de/record/327799/files/Tarek_Azzouni_MasterThesis.pdf$$yRestricted 000327799 8564_ $$uhttps://impulse.mlz-garching.de/record/327799/files/Tarek_Azzouni_MasterThesis.pdf?subformat=pdfa$$xpdfa$$yRestricted 000327799 909CO $$ooai:impulse.mlz-garching.de:327799$$pVDB 000327799 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)4597118-3$$6P:(DE-MLZ)13646$$aHeinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum$$b0$$kMLZ 000327799 920__ $$lyes 000327799 9201_ $$0I:(DE-MLZ)4015$$kIRRAD$$lIRRAD$$x0 000327799 9201_ $$0I:(DE-MLZ)4024$$kE13$$lE13$$x1 000327799 980__ $$amaster 000327799 980__ $$aVDB 000327799 980__ $$aI:(DE-MLZ)4015 000327799 980__ $$aI:(DE-MLZ)4024 000327799 980__ $$aUNRESTRICTED