Plasmonic Light Trapping Transforming Thin-Film Photovoltaics
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چکیده
The photovoltaics (PV) market represents the fastest growing renewable energy technology, with a 35% annual growth rate, which is projected to be worth $150B by 2018.[1] The global cumulative installed PV capacity has exceeded 140 GW in 2013 and is generating 160 TWh/year of electricity, representing 0.85% of worldwide electricity demand. At the present growth rate, it is projected that over 20% of all electricity could be supplied by PV by 2050 [1].
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