This is a federal contract award to the University of Illinois, a public land-grant research university, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance solar technology for both space applications and global energy production. The $314,592 training grant focuses on addressing challenges in the monolithic integration of III-V materials on silicon (Si) to demonstrate a high-efficiency III-V/Si tandem solar cell. The primary objectives are to understand the formation of...
This is a $715,876.20 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Oklahoma State University (OSU). The contract is for a research project focused on developing radiation-hard multinary halide and chalcogenide solar cell technologies for space applications. The project takes a combined experimental and theoretical approach to characterize and study the properties of CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) and lead halide perovskite solar cells,...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,623,352.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University (OSU) to respond to NASA's Lunar Surface Technology Research Opportunities, specifically Topic 6: Advanced Power System Control for Interoperability. The contract is a grant for research, with no set-aside designation. Through this contract, OSU's Center for High Performance Power Electronics will organize a team to conduct the requested...
This is a $641,267 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University to conduct research on the connection between the sun's activity and its environment, which is an important plasma physics problem relevant to understanding and anticipating disruptions to telecommunications and travel on Earth. The grant has a period of performance ending on July 31, 2025. The Ohio State University has a history of providing various goods and services to...
This federal contract award to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), valued at $201,551.27, supports the development of InAlAs semiconductor materials for high-performance space photovoltaic cells. The research aims to improve upon current space solar cell technologies by developing an InAlAsSb lattice-matched to InP that could enable a triple-junction cell design with over 37% efficiency and high specific power. This work is particularly relevant for space applications, as the InP...
The Ohio State University was awarded a $1,222,929.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop next-generation detectors using antimonide superlattice technology for space-based LIDAR instruments. The goal is to create advanced photodetectors that can operate at higher temperatures than the current state-of-the-art mercury cadmium telluride detectors, enabling more compact, efficient, and cost-effective LIDAR systems for Earth remote sensing applications....
This federal contract award, valued at $747,341.30, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Oklahoma, a state-controlled institution of higher learning. The contract aims to investigate the potential and suitability of hydrogenated GaInNAs solar cells for flexible multi-junction solar cells (MJSC) intended for space applications. The research will focus on understanding the nature and stability of the hydrogen-nitrogen bond when subjected to...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,250,752.00 grant to The Ohio State University to develop an open-source library for designing multi-platform missions with adaptive sensors operating under resource constraints. This work aims to promote the use of adaptive sensors in Earth observing missions by providing new mission planning and simulation tools. The library will progress from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2 to TRL 4 through a two-year project focused on...
This is a $224,972.75 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University to conduct research on remote sensing of the ocean. The grant has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2023 and is not designated as a set-aside contract. The Ohio State University is the prime contractor on this grant, which is part of NASA's efforts to better understand the processes shaping the ocean and air-sea interface through satellite and other remote...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,419,551.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center to The Ohio State University to advance precision exoplanet science using single-mode fiber-fed spectroscopy. The contract has no set-aside designation. As a leading public research university, The Ohio State University has extensive experience delivering a wide range of research and support services to federal agencies. The university has a current Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDV)...
This is a $269,755.94 federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University to develop III-V/silicon multijunction solar cells optimized for space power generation. The goal is to create high-efficiency, radiation-hardened dual- and triple-junction photovoltaic devices that can be produced at lower cost compared to existing space solar cell technologies. Key aspects include using an inexpensive silicon substrate, metamorphic materials to enable optimal bandgaps, and advanced characterization techniques like electron channeling contrast imaging to mitigate defects. This research effort builds on prior work on III-V/silicon technology for terrestrial applications. There is no set-aside designation for this award, which has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2020.