New barrier coating materials for PV module backsheets

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1541-1544

  Barber, Greg D ^a   Jorgensen, Gary J ^a   Terwilliger, K ^a   Glick, S H ^a   Pern, J ^a   McMahon, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC INSULATION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; TEMPERATURE;

BARRIER COATING MATERIALS; MOISTURE INGRESS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE BACKSHEETS; THIN FILM BARRIERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036948713     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. Materials are being reviewed for patentability.
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