THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON 1 DEMONSTRATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE MHP SOLAR CELLS AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES 2 INVESTIGATING DEVICE PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE 3 STUDYING FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS TO UNDERSTAND THE PECULIAR POSITIVE DEG DT. THE AIM IS TO TAKE THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY FROM TRL 1 TO TRL 3.