Photovoltaic electrochromic device for solar cell module and self-powered smart glass applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 154-159

  Huang, Lee May ^a   Hu, Chih Wei ^b   Liu, Han Chang ^a   Hsu, Chih Yu ^b   Chen, Chun Heng ^a   Ho, Kuo Chuan ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Semi transparent silicon thin film solar cell; Solar powered smart glass; Solution type photovoltaic electrochromic device

Indexed keywords

COLOR CHANGING; CONNECTED LOADS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTROCHROMICS; ELECTRONIC CURRENT; GREEN ENERGY; INTRINSIC LAYER; IONIC CURRENT; LOW CURRENTS; LOW VOLTAGES; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; NONCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES; PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION; PHOTOPOTENTIAL; SELF-POWERED; SEMI-TRANSPARENT; SILICON THIN FILM; SMART GLASS; SOLAR CELL MODULE; SOLAR-POWERED; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROCHROMISM; EQUIPMENT; GLASS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84863019332     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.036     Document Type: Article

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