Manufacturability of Low-Cost InGaAs Thermophotovoltaic Devices
Antora Energy, Inc.
Recipient
Sunnyvale, CA
Recipient Location
13th
Senate District
24th
Assembly District
Active
Project Status
Project Update
The Issue
Project Innovation
This project will fund significant manufacturing process improvements to the Recipient's innovative thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells. The recipient has developed a thermal battery capable of providing reliable, on-demand heat and power for industry. The Recipient’s thermal battery is composed of low-cost, commercial-off-the-shelf components—except for the TPV cell, which is manufactured using an expensive indium phosphide (InP) semiconductor substrate that dominates the overall system cost. This project will develop and demonstrate a reproducible epitaxial liftoff (ELO) process for low-cost indium gallium arsenide TPV devices. This innovation can lead to significant cost reductions for the TPV devices and the overall thermal battery system.
Key Project Members

Haley Gilbert
Match Partners

Antora Energy, Inc.
