SBIR/STTR Research Award
Foldable/Rollable High Efficiency Solar Cell Modules
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- OPTICOMP NETWORKS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-04-14
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- WX9VTJQ8JLR4
- Solicitation number
- 2010.B
- Topic code
- AF10-BT05
Research abstract
ABSTRACT: A new method for manufacturing thin, flexible, portable high efficiency III-V PV modules that can be folded and rolled. In particular, IMM3J cells are lifted-off their growth substrate and transferred to a polyimide blanket sheet holding up to a few hundred cells. They are fully encapsulated. The interconnects are made with novel use of electrically conductive adhesives and polymers. The method further allows for recovery and reuse of the growth substrate, reducing the cell costs by up to 40%. OptiCOMP"s method thereby eliminates any potential supply bottlenecks for GaAs and Ge growth substrates and preserves rare earth materials. BENEFIT: High efficiency flexible photovoltaic civilian applications include solar rechargers for portable power applications, including flexible battery-charging covers for hybrid electric vehicles etc.
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.
- Rapid Wafering of Wide Bandgap Substrates
- Rapid Wafering of Wide Bandgap Substrates
- Rapid thinning of GaN and SiC substrates for epi-ready and power devices by layer lift-off
- SBIR Phase I: Dry Epitaxial Lift-off for High Efficiency Solar Cells
- Dry Epitaxial Lift-Off for High Efficiency Solar Cells
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Efficiency Flexible Photovoltaic Blankets
- High Efficiency Flexible Photovoltaic Blankets
- High Efficiency Flexible Photovoltaics
Research funding history
7 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2009–2022). Reported award amounts total $785,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy