Design of dye-sensitized solar cells integrated in composite panel subjected to bending

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-32

  Nagata, Morio ^a   Baldwin, Eli ^b   Kim, Sooyeun ^c   Taya, Minoru ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

bending; DSSC; durability; integration; solar energy harvester; UAV

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PANELS; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY HARVESTER; MECHANICAL DYNAMICS;

BENDING (FORMING); DURABILITY; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY HARVESTING; INTEGRATION; LOADING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84872115448     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312459779     Document Type: Article

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