INGAN HIGH TEMPERATURE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE INGAN MAT…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX09CD08P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Jan 22, 2009 – Jul 22, 2009
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- TX
Public award description
INGAN HIGH TEMPERATURE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE INGAN MATERIALS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURE SINGLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS. SINGLE JUNCTION INGAN TEST DEVICES WITH BANDGAPS BETWEEN 2.0 AND 1.75 EV COULD PROVIDE POWER CONVERSION IN THE 15-20% RANGE WHILE OFFERING INCREASED RESISTANCE TO RADIATION DAMAGE. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL THEORETICALLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY OPTIMIZE THE DOPING PROFILES OF P- AND N-INGAN FOR HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES, FABRICATE TEST STRUCTURES BASE ON P-N JUNCTIONS, AND TEST THE PRELIMINARY DEVICES UNDER CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT AND AT TEMPERATURES FROM 100 C TO 250 C. AT THE END OF THE PHASE I, THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE AT TRL 3.
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