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Nanomaterials in 2-dimensions for flexible solar cell applications – a review

Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana;2 Department of Novel Materials and Interfaces for Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum- Berlin,fur Materialen und Energie, Legon, Berlin, Germany;3 African Research University Alliance (ARUA) Center of Excellence in Energy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa4 Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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Daniel Nframah Ampong4 Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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Elizabeth Adzo Addae1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Gerald Selasie Gbadam1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Clarisa Naa Shormeh Darko1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Afia Owusua Akyaw1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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John Adjah1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Joseph Asare5 Department of Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of GhanaHelmholtz Zentrum- Berlin,fur Materialen und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Strabe 15, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Guixiang Li2 Department of Novel Materials and Interfaces for Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum- Berlin,fur Materialen und Energie, Legon, Berlin, GermanyView further author information
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Neill J. Goosen3 African Research University Alliance (ARUA) Center of Excellence in Energy, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaView further author information
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Article: 2143034 | Received 09 May 2022, Accepted 28 Oct 2022, Published online: 06 Dec 2022

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