MICROLINK DEVICES INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: S3
MICROLINK DEVICES INC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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- Amount
- $125,000
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- S3
- Solicitation
- SBIR_19_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- IL
- Period
- 2019-08-19 → 2020-02-18
Description
MicroLink Devices proposes to develop triple-junction (3J) epitaxial lift-off (ELO) solar cells containing Bifacial Back Metal Mirror (BBMM) technology to allow for reduced mass through device structure thinning as well as cooler and more efficient operation by selectively rejecting excess broadband infrared (IR) radiation. These BBMM 3J solar cells will achieve 33% 1-Sun AM0 beginning-of-life (BOL) power conversion efficiency and greater than 2.5 kW/kg specific power thus enabling compact and low mass solar photovoltaic arrays for NASA science missions.