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Towards long term sustainability of c-Si solar panels: the environmental benefits of glass sheet recovery
Marcos Paulo Belançon, Marcelo Sandrini, Francisnara Tonholi +2
The cover glass in a silicon solar panel accounts for about 2/3 of the device's weight. Recycling these devices at their end-of-life is fundamental to reducing the industry's envir…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 17 cited
Float, borosilicate and tellurites as cover glasses in Si photovoltaics: optical properties and performances under sunlight
Marcos Paulo Belançon, Marcelo Sandrini, Henrique Silva Muniz +10
One of the most significant materials in a solar panel is the glass, which provides transparency, UV protection as well as mechanical and chemical resistance. In this work, we desc…