SBIR/STTR Research Award

Light-Weight, Solar Cells with High Specific Power and Conversion Efficiency

Award identifier 6933504f04e59a207fc1fb3b515e080f5fb117056ecbf151a228f9cb85ed69fdAwarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$755,002

Program and phase

STTR · Phase II

Award year

2016

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Navy
Recipient company
MICROLINK DEVICES INC
Proposal award date
2016-03-01
Contract end date
2018-03-05
UEI
DHJPU2QYVQK7
Solicitation number
2014.0
Topic code
N14A-T003

Research abstract

MicroLink Devices in collaboration with University of Notre Dame will develop composite lightweight, high-efficiency, epitaxial lift-off (ELO) inverted metamorphic (IMM) triple junction solar cells ideally suited for retrofitting current generation UAVs and integration with next generation platforms in order to substantially increase mission duration beyond current battery only technologies. MicroLink will target composite ELO solar cells (CSC) with ultra high specific power (>3.0 kW/kg) and very high areal power density (>370 W/m2). ELO is a unique disruptive technology that affords an attractive cost reduction model through substrate reclaim whereby the substrate after solar cell functional layers have been removed can be repolished and used for another solar cells growth. This model allows the cost of the substrate to be spread over several solar cell growth runs.

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Department of Defense

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