Aging mechanisms of polymeric films for PV encapsulation

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 612-617

  Oreski, G ^a   Wallner, G M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Plastics; PV encapsulation

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENCAPSULATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MULTILAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TENSILE TESTING; VINYL RESINS;

AGING; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION (ATR) MODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENCAPSULATION; POLYVINYL FLUORIDE (PVF);

PLASTIC FILMS;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 27644519788     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.02.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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