New Barrier Coating Materials for PV Module Backsheets

Greg D. Barber; Gary J. Jorgensen; K. Terwilliger; S. H. Glick; J. Pern; T. J. McMahon

New Barrier Coating Materials for PV Module Backsheets

Greg D. Barber, Gary J. Jorgensen, K. Terwilliger, S. H. Glick, J. Pern, T. J. McMahon

Materials Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

High moisture barrier high resistivity coatings on polyethylene terepthalate (PET) have been fabricated and characterized for use in PV module back sheet applications. These thin film barriers exhibit water vapor transmission rates (WVTR) as low as 0.1 g/m2-day at 37.8°C and have shown excellent adhesion (> 10 N/mm) to both ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and PET even after filtered xenon arc lamp UV exposure. The WVTR and adhesion values for this construction are compared to and shown to be superior to candidate polymeric backsheet materials.

Original language	American English
Pages	1541-1544
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2002
Event	29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: 19 May 2002 → 24 May 2002

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Conference	29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans, LA
Period	19/05/02 → 24/05/02

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For preprint version including full text online document, see NREL/CP-520-31473

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-520-33737

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New Barrier Coating Materials for PV Module Backsheets

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