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Evaluation of the interaction of solar radiation with colored glasses

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Glasses for Solar-energy Technologies

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Theoretic Guide for Using Photonic Glasses as Colored

AbstractConclusionsMaterials and MethodsAuthor Contributions1. Generation of random hard sphere packings 2. Dimension conversion of particle coordinates F. Improving the sphere packing by a Monto-Carlo method In summary, this study demonstrates that a thin film made by a random packing of monodisperse dielectric microspheres, i.e., photonic glass, could be a promising candidate for colorizing solar energy harvesting materials. In addition to its advantage of being able to be produced on a large scale and at a low cost, we show that the short-range struc...See more on arxiv ScienceDirect

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The optical properties of solar cells before and after encapsulation

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Emissivity of solar cell cover glass calculated from infrared

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Liquid Glass for Photovoltaics: Multifunctional

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Multifunctional coatings for solar module glass

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(PDF) Glass Application in Solar Energy Technology

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