De-risk assessment: Graphene-based materials with improved gas barrier properties for space applications
Programme
                            GSTP
            Programme Reference
                            G617-241TAbg
            Prime Contractor
                            OMNIDEA-RTG GMBH
            Start Date
                            End Date
                            Status
                            Closed
            Country
                            Germany
            Description
                            The aim of the activity, developed by Omnidea-RTG in conjunction with ESA, Pleione SA and Fraunhofer IVV, was to produce a thin film polymer-based product enhanced with Graphene nanoparticles to decrease He gas permeability while maintaining thermal bonding properties and without major penalties in UV resistance, for use in high-altitude inflatable structures. The proposed technological application is the usage of this thin film as envelope inner layer for high altitude airborne platforms which, from a lower altitude (vs. a LEO satellite) can perform Earth Observation or, alternatively, satellite data correction/validation.
Application Domain
                            Generic Technologies
            Technology Domain
                            24 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes
            Competence Domain
                            2-Structures, Mechanisms, Materials, Thermal
            Initial TRL
                            TRL N/A
            Target TRL
                            TRL N/A
            Public Document
                            Executive Summary