Photothermal stability of encapsulated Si solar cells and encapsulation materials upon accelerated exposures

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-188

  Pern, F J ^a   Glick, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DELAMINATION; ENCAPSULATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYOLEFINS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ACCELERATED EXPOSURE TESTS (AET); PHOTOTHERMAL STABILITY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0033873060     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(99)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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