ADROIT MATERIALS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-051

ADROIT MATERIALS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$150,000
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
AF192-051
Solicitation
19.2
NAICS
Place of performance
NC
Period
2019-12-12 → 2020-12-12

Description

The overall objective of this proposal is to develop a solar-blind Al/GaN-based OBT with sensitivity in the UV (< 365 nm) for applications in actuators operated by power-by-wire technology. The devices will incorporate three key technologies: (a) growth on single crystal GaN substrates resulting in superior reliability and low threading dislocation related leakage, compensation and failure, (b) p-type base produced via an innovative Mg doping process, and (c) bevel edge termination. The goal of the Phase I effort is to design, grow, and characterize Al/GaN-based OBTs on native substrates and demonstrate optical signal response >1 A/W.