Multifunctional integration of thin-film silicon solar cells on carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 450-458

  Jason Maung, K ^a   Hahn, H Thomas ^a   Ju, Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Multifunctional composites; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CO-CURING; CYCLIC LOADINGS; CYCLIC MECHANICAL LOADING; CYCLIC TENSION; LOADBEARING STRUCTURE; MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES; MANUFACTURING STRATEGY; MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; PARASITIC COMPONENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PREPREGS; PROCESSING STEPS; REINFORCED EPOXY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON FIBERS; CURING; HARVESTING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

CYCLIC LOADING; HARVESTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON;

EID: 76949084926     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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