Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties
Photovoltaic module backsheets are characterized according to their thermal, optical, mechanical, and technical properties. This work introduces new fabricated backsheets for PV modules using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) reinforced with short sugar palm fiber (SSPF) composites. The preparation of...
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| description | Photovoltaic module backsheets are characterized according to their thermal, optical, mechanical, and technical properties. This work introduces new fabricated backsheets for PV modules using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) reinforced with short sugar palm fiber (SSPF) composites. The preparation of composites undergoes multiple phases of fabrication. Thermal, optical, and technical investigations of their properties were conducted. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, in-situ scanning probe microscopy (SPM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermal mechanical analysis (TMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and prolonged technical testing were accomplished to expansively understand the complex behavior of composites under various conditions. The optical properties of PV backsheets are critical components in determining the reflectance, absorbance, and transmittance of light. The PVDF–SSPF composites exhibited exceptional compatibility and thermal stability, further revealing a homogenous composite structure with enhanced interfacial bonding between the short fiber and polymer matrix. |
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| spelling | upm-383432020-05-04T16:19:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38343/ Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties Abed, Alaaeddin M. H. Salit, Mohd Sapuan Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri Zainudin, Edi Syams Al-Oqla, Faris M. Photovoltaic module backsheets are characterized according to their thermal, optical, mechanical, and technical properties. This work introduces new fabricated backsheets for PV modules using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) reinforced with short sugar palm fiber (SSPF) composites. The preparation of composites undergoes multiple phases of fabrication. Thermal, optical, and technical investigations of their properties were conducted. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, in-situ scanning probe microscopy (SPM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), thermal mechanical analysis (TMA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and prolonged technical testing were accomplished to expansively understand the complex behavior of composites under various conditions. The optical properties of PV backsheets are critical components in determining the reflectance, absorbance, and transmittance of light. The PVDF–SSPF composites exhibited exceptional compatibility and thermal stability, further revealing a homogenous composite structure with enhanced interfacial bonding between the short fiber and polymer matrix. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38343/1/38343.pdf Abed, Alaaeddin M. H. and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Al-Oqla, Faris M. (2019) Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties. Materials, 12 (13). art. no. 2104. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1996-1944 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/13/2104 10.3390/ma12132104 |
| spellingShingle | Abed, Alaaeddin M. H. Salit, Mohd Sapuan Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri Zainudin, Edi Syams Al-Oqla, Faris M. Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title | Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title_full | Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title_fullStr | Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title_short | Lightweight and durable PVDF–SSPF composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
| title_sort | lightweight and durable pvdf–sspf composites for photovoltaics backsheet applications: thermal, optical and technical properties |
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