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High Efficiency Selective Emitter Matched Thermophotovoltaic Cell Module

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: NAS-302140
Agency Tracking Number: 02-0403
Amount: $67,954.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
120 Centennial Ave.
Piscataway, NJ 08854
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Aleksander Maiorov
 Staff Scientist
 (732) 885-5909
 amaiorov2001@yahoo.com
Business Contact
 Gary Tompa
Title: President
Phone: (732) 885-5909
Email: gstompa@aol.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The Antimonides Group at Structured Materials Industries (SMI) has recently demonstrated high-efficiency InGaAsSb TPV cells with a cut-off wavelengths of 2.4 microns and is developing 1.8/2.4 micron tandem TPV and 2.7 InAsSbP TPV cells. The overallefficiency of TPV modules could be greatly improved by spectrally matching the bandgap of the cell to the output of a selective emitter. SMI proposes to develop a thermophotovoltaic converter module based on the combination of a high efficiency TPV celland a rare-earth doped ceramic selective emitter. In the Phase I program we will develop a most promising selective emitter material and design a TPV cell to match it in Phase II the emitter and cell will be combined in a module and packaged forcommercialization. This program will provide cost-effective, high-efficiency TPV modules for space power and other commercial and military applications. Specific applications include combustion-fueled portable battery chargers, co-generation ofelectricity from furnaces and nuclear reactors, and power for deep space missions utilizing radioisotope heat sources.

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