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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 17 >Issue 1 >Page 049 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 049 (2025)
    Solution-Processed Thin Film Transparent Photovoltaics: Present Challenges and Future Development
    Tianle Liu1,†, Munerah M. S. Almutairi2,†, Jie Ma1, Aisling Stewart2..., Zhaohui Xing3, Mengxia Liu3,4,*, Bo Hou2,** and Yuljae Cho1,5,***|Show fewer author(s)
    Author Affiliations
  • 1UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF24 3AA Wales, UK
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
  • 4Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
  • 5Future Photovoltaics Research Center, Global Institute of Future Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01547-6 Cite this Article
    Tianle Liu, Munerah M. S. Almutairi, Jie Ma, Aisling Stewart, Zhaohui Xing, Mengxia Liu, Bo Hou, Yuljae Cho. Solution-Processed Thin Film Transparent Photovoltaics: Present Challenges and Future Development[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 049 Copy Citation Text show less
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