SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Performance, Flexible, Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Devices
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- AMBERWAVE INC
- Proposal award date
- 2015-09-29
- Contract end date
- 2016-03-28
- UEI
- QLSSED7YHVD5
- Solicitation number
- 2015.1
- Topic code
- A15-023
Research abstract
AmberWave, Inc. has developed a method to laminate an ultra-thin (10-20um) monocrystalline Si layer to a conductive and fracture-resistant supporting layer such as a thin steel alloy foil. With this technology we have integrated front and rear cell processes based on the world-record PERL (Passivated Emitter Rear Locally diffused) silicon solar cell design, and have demonstrated efficiency of over 17% with a pathway to over 24%. Under the proposed SBIR Phase I project we will develop a design for a flexible solar array utilizing this technology, with array efficiency of at least 22% and with at least 0.06 watt/gram conversion efficiency, with potential for over 0.09 watt/gram. Performance at high incidence angles will be enhanced. Targeted solar cell array cost will be below $2/W in sufficient volume.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Lightweight Rugged Solar Panel (LRSP)
- SBIR Phase I: Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cells for Lightweight Flexible High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules
- Lightweight Thin-film Solar Cell with Periodic Optical Nanostructure
- Lightweight Thin-film Solar Cell with Periodic Optical Nanostructure
- SBIR Phase I: Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cells with Novel Junction Design
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- ANDFET – A new class of Si power MOSFETs with near zero reverse recovery
- High Performance, Flexible, Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Devices
- High Performance, Flexible, Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Devices
Research funding history
6 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2012–2024). Reported award amounts total $2,822,434. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation