High Radiation Resistance Inverted Metamorphic Solar Cell

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 95361	Program Year/Program: 2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 095857	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: S3	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: MicroLink Devices
6457 Howard Street Niles, IL -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2010

Title: High Radiation Resistance Inverted Metamorphic Solar Cell

Agency: NASA

Contract: NNX10CD01P

Award Amount: $100,000.00

Abstract:
The innovation in the proposed SBIR Phase I project is the development of a unique triple unction inverted metamorphic technology (IMM), which will enable the manufacture of very lightweight, low-cost InP-based multijunction solar cells. The proposed IMM technology will consist of an all indium and phosphorous-based structure, which is designed to improve the radiation resistance properties of the triple junction solar cell. Because of the intrinsic radiation hardness of InP materials, this material system is of great interest for building solar cells suitable for deployment in very demanding radiation environments such as medium earth orbit and missions to the outer planets. It is expected that an efficiency greater than 30% could be realized with this new IMM structure.

Principal Investigator:
Noren Pan
Principal Investigator
8475883001
npan@mldevices.com

Business Contact:
Noren Pan
Business Official
8475883001
npan@mldevices.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

MicroLink Devices
6457 Howard Street Niles, IL 60714

EIN/Tax ID: 043511752

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No