EMCORE Corporation offers a broad portfolio of compound semiconductor-based optical components and systems for the telecommunications, broadband, broadcast, defense & homeland security, satellite and solar power markets.

29.5% Minimum Average Efficiency
Triple Junction

EMCORE's 3rd Generation Triple-Junction (ZTJ) Solar Cells with n-on-p polarity is built on a 140-µm uniform thickness Ge substrate. It has a lowest solar cell mass of 84 mg/cm2 and is fully space-qualified with proven flight heritage

Features

• Excellent radiation resistance with P/Po = 0.90 @ 1-MeV, 5E14 e/cm2 fluence
• Designed to accept corner mounted silicon diode for individual cell reverse bypass protection
• Good mechanical strength for reduced attrition during assembly and laydown
• Weldable or solderable contacts
• Standard and custom sizes available

28.5% Minimum Average Efficiency
Triple-Junction

EMCORE's 2nd Generation Triple-Junction (BTJ) Solar Cells with n-on-p polarity is built on a 140-µm uniform thickness Ge substrate. It has a lowest solar cell mass of 84 mg/cm2 and is fully space-qualified with proven flight heritage.

Features

• Excellent radiation resistance with P/Po = 0.89 @ 1-MeV, 5E14 e/cm2 fluence
• Designed to accept corner mounted silicon diode for individual cell reverse bias protection
• Good mechanical strength for reduced attrition during assembly and laydown
• Weldable or solderable contacts
• Standard and custom sizes available

28.0% Minimum Average Efficiency
Triple-Junction with Monolithic Diode

EMCORE's Triple-Junction With Monolithic Diode (BTJM) Solar Cell with n-on-p polarity is built on a 140-µm uniform thickness Ge substrate. It has a low Solar Cell Mass of 84 mg/cm2 and is the highest efficiency flight cell with monolithic diode in the market. The BTJM has been in production at EMCORE since 2006.

Features

• Excellent radiation resistance with P/Po = 0.89 @ 1-MeV, 5E14 e/cm2 fluence
• Monolithically integrated bypass diode for reverse bias protection
• Excellent mechanical strength for reduced attrition during assembly and laydown
• Weldable or solderable contacts
• Standard and custom sizes available

27.5% Minimum Average Efficiency
Triple-Junction

EMCORE's Advanced Triple-Junction (ATJ) Solar Cells with n-on-p polarity is built on a 140-µm uniform thickness Ge substrate. It has a lowest solar cell mass of 84 mg/cm2 and is fully space-qualified with proven flight heritage in LEO and GEO environments. The Advanced Triple Junction solar cell has been in production at EMCORE since 2001.

Features

• Excellent radiation resistance with P/Po = 0.89 @ 1-MeV, 5E14 e/cm2 fluence
• Designed to accept corner mounted silicon bypass diode for individual cell reverse bias protection
• Good mechanical strength for reduced attrition during assembly and laydown
• Weldable or Solderable contacts
• Standard and custom sizes available

27.0% Minimum Average Efficiency
Triple-Junction with Monolithic Diode

EMCORE's Advanced Triple-Junction (ATJ) Solar Cells with n-on-p polarity are built on a 140-µm uniform thickness Ge substrate. It has a low solar cell mass of 84 mg/cm2 and is fully space-qualified for GEO & LEO applications with proven flight heritage.

Features

• Monolithically integrated bypass diode for reverse bias protectionFully
• Excellent radiation resistance with P/Po = 0.89 @ 1-MeV, 5E14 e/cm2 fluence
• Excellent mechanical strength for reduced attrition during assembly and laydown
• Weldable or Solderable contacts
• Standard and custom sizes available