2018 AIChE Annual Meeting

(133c) Alta Devices: Empowering Autonomy

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Thin gallium-arsenide solar cells manufactured through epitaxial liftoff can offer high-efficiency, reduced costs and high power to weight ratios. Alta Devices holds world records for terrestrial solar cell and module conversion efficiency for single junction cells. We present the status of Alta’s technology and manufacturing capability, with comments on significance for aerospace and mobile applications.