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 |
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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 |
Conference
Conference | 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New Orleans, LA |
Period | 19/05/02 → 24/05/02 |
Bibliographical note
For preprint version including full text online document, see NREL/CP-520-31473NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-520-33737