Designing photovolaic/thermal solar collectors for building integration [PDF]
, 2008 With concern growing over the environment and resource use, there has been greater emphasis placed on sustainability, particularly in the built environment.
Carson, James K. +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie +13 more
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Analysis of Power Loss for Crystalline Silicon Solar Module during the Course of Encapsulation
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2015 During the course of solar module encapsulation, the output power of crystalline silicon solar module is less than the sum of the maximum output power of the constituents because of power loss. So it is very important to investigate the power loss caused
Hong Yang +4 more
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A Calculation Method of Average Fluid Temperature in Solar Collector
发电技术, 2022 The solar collector is an important equipment for photo-thermal conversion. It can be used not only for centralized energy utilization by tower thermal power generation technology, but also for distributed energy utilization by disc thermal power ...
XU Li +3 more
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Investigation into the effects of flow distribution on the photovoltaic performance of a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal solar collector [PDF]
, 2013 The conversion of solar energy into usable forms of energy such as electricity and heat is attractive given the abundance of solar energy and the numerous issues recently raised in the consumption of fossil fuels.
Ghani, Faisal Abid
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Integrating photovoltaic cells into decorative architectural glass using traditonal glasspainting techniques and fluorescent dyes [PDF]
, 2015 Photovoltaic cells can be integrated into decorative glass, providing a showcase for this renewable technology, whilst assisting in the creation of sustainable architecture through generation of electricity from the building surface.
B. S. Richards +11 more
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Architecture‐Driven Functional Coupling in Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Vertically aligned nanocomposites define a growth‐engineered architecture in which vertical interfaces, strain fields, defect pathways, and phase connectivity are created simultaneously. This review shows how these architectural features couple ferroic, optical, ionic, electrochemical, and device responses, establishing design rules and open challenges
Md Shatil Islam‐Shanto +4 more
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Cadmium stannate conductive layer with high optical transmittance and tunable work function
Materials Research Express, 2021 200 nm cadmium stannate (Cd _2 SnO _4 ) transparent conductive layer films with a sheet resistance of 6.35 Ω/sq and resistivity of 1.27 × 10 ^−4 Ω · cm are deposited by magnetron sputtering coupling with adjustable target bias voltage followed by 620 °C ...
Ziyao Zhu +5 more
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Covalent Functionalization of 2D Semiconductors: A Roadmap to Advanced Electronic Devices
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review presents recent advances in the covalent functionalization strategies for two‐dimensional semiconductors and their implementation in modern technologies. Layered materials are modified through diverse molecular chemistries (e.g., thiols, diazonium salts, alkyl halides, and electron‐deficient species) to tailor their surface properties ...
Ramiro Quirós‐Ovies +2 more
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Polarization-type potential-induced degradation in bifacial PERC modules in the field
EPJ PhotovoltaicsThis study examines the susceptibility of bifacial glass/glass passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) modules to potential-induced degradation-polarization (PID-p) in the field.
Hacke Peter +8 more
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