SBIR/STTR Research Award
Embedded Metal Nanoparticles for Efficient Thermoelectric Power Generation
Award amount
$449,892Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Aerius Photonics, LLC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-07-01
- Contract end date
- 2009-09-15
- UEI
- Y9MJH96A29F3
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- N07-086
Research abstract
Aerius Photonics plans to improve the performance of ErAs-doped InGaAs by using bulk ternary materials. Using ErAs nanoparticles enables the selective filtering of carriers reducing the thermal conductivity while maintaining electrical conductivity. Aerius approach of using bulk ternary crystals allows them to tailor the bandgap to provide the optimal filtering. After optimizing the composition and doping, Aerius will assemble arrays that they expect to be capable of over 100W of power generation at efficiencies approaching 20%.
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.
- 2-Dimensional Phase Controlled Coherent VCSEL Arrays for Military Applications
- Non-Mechanical Scanning LADAR for Enhanced Spacecraft Survivability
- Lossless Tunable Filter for Space-Based Photonic Routers
- High Speed, Radiation Hardened Focal Plane Array (FPA) for Hybrid Coherent and Direct Detect Active Imaging Receivers
- Monolithic CMOS LADAR Focal Plane Array (FPA) with a Photonic High-Speed Output Interface
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Embedded Metal Nanoparticles for Efficient Thermoelectric Power Generation
- High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Generator
Research funding history
64 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2011). Reported award amounts total $25,631,337. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, National Aeronautics and Space Administration