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Title: Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 46)

Journal Article · · Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2637· OSTI ID:1220802

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Contributing Organization:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany; European Commission-Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
OSTI ID:
1220802
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5J00-64629; MainId:20247; UUID:a71e0d64-381f-e511-8e4e-d89d67132a6d; MainAdminID:8723
Journal Information:
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 23, Issue 7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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