ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Light-Weight Flexible Thin Film Solar Cells for
Space Applications
Small Business Innovation Research
International Solar Electric Technology Inglewood,
CA
INNOVATION
Light-Weight, High Power Density Thin Film Solar
Cells on Flexible Substrates

• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Produced polycrystalline copper-indium-diselenid
  e (CIS) solar cells on flexible metal foils
• Work led to an Air Force-supported project that
  resulted in the demonstration for the first time
  of CIS solar cells with over 1 kW/kg power
  density on polymeric substrates
• Received innovation award from NASA
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• A joint experimental effort is in progress with
  a multinational company to produce the cells on
  a specific light weight substrate
• Received over 3M Advanced Technology Program
  contract for communications applications of
  these devices

Flexible Copper-Indium-Diselenide Solar Cells

• GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Very attractive for many NASA, commercial and
  military satellite power applications
• Useful for terrestrial applications where light
  weight and flexibility of solar cell is desired

1990 Phase II, NAS3-26615, 12/98 NASA Contact -
Henry Curtis Company Contact - Bulent Basol
Lewis Research Center Space Power 3-027