Thin film and polymer photovoltaics

CIS Technical Article

NBS, 2012
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Current

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Core Supplement

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CIS Technical Article

Abstract

Article that investigates the basics of; thin film photovoltaics (PV), which could herald a revolution in the solar power market, and polymer PV, which are a type of flexible solar cell composed of a stable, thin-film semiconductor over a plastic substrate.

Author

Smith, M.

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Technical article.

Subjects

  • Building services
  • Renewable energy
  • Solar power
  • Photovoltaics

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