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Footnotes should be avoided if possible or be brief. They should be numbered consecutively. References must be up to date. Authors are
encouraged to use databases such as http://www.scopus.com and http://www.scirus.com prior to the submission
of their paper. Measurements should be performed using conditions accepted by the field. For example, for solar cell I-V measurements,
AM1.5 (1000 W/m2) irradiance should be utilized as a reference or baseline.
Structure: Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors,
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Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of five keywords (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing
with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. Some sample keywords include the following: Crystalline,
Silicon, Amorphous, Multicrystalline, Nanocrystalline, CdTe, CuInSe2, CIGS, GaAs, III/V, Organic, polymer, TiO2,
oxide, Dye Sensitized solar cells, Photoelectrochemical, Photochemical, Device testing, Module/system testing, Selective absorbers, Heat
storage, Optics, Optical Properties, Surface treatments, Antireflection Coatings, Electrochromic layers, Low-emittance layers, Solar
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References: All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript.
References should be consecutively numbered, as in the following examples: books [1], articles in journals [2], papers in a contributed
volume [3,4], unpublished papers [5].
[1] T. Markvart, L. Castaner (Eds.), Solar Cells: Materials, Manufacture and Operation, Elsevier,
Oxford, 2005. [2] C.R. Osterwald, T.J. McMahon, J.A. del Cueto, Electrochemical corrosion of SnO2:F transparent conducting layers
in thin-film photovoltaic modules, Solar Energy Mater. Solar Cells 79 (2003) 21 - 33. [3] C.G. Granqvist, Materials for Solar Energy,
in: C.J. Cleveland et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Energy, vol. 3, Elsevier, New York, 2004, pp. 845 - 858. [4] W. Durisch, J. Urban,
G. Smestad, Characterization of solar cells and modules under actual operating conditions, in: Proc. World Renewable Energy Congress,
15 - 21 June 1996, Denver, CO, USA, vol. 1, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1996, pp. 359 - 366. [5] G. Smestad, Luminescence as a predictor
of quantum solar energy conversion, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland,
1994.
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