Novel crosslinked host matrices based on fluorinated polymers for long-term durability in thin-film luminescent solar concentrators

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-42

  Griffini, Gianmarco ^a   Levi, Marinella ^a   Turri, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Durability; Fluorinated polymer; Luminescent solar concentrator; Organic dye; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED FLUORINATED POLYMERS; FLUORINATED POLYMERS; LONG-TERM DURABILITIES; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

DURABILITY; ETHYLENE; FLOWCHARTING; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LUMINESCENCE; POLYMERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84883402382     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.041     Document Type: Article

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