Newly developed thermoplastic polyolefin encapsulant–A potential candidate for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules encapsulation

•No significant reduction in transmittance.•No discoloration observed in fluorescence image.•Nine times slower change in yellowness index/discoloration.•Extremely low glass transition and high melt transition temperatures.•Single stage decomposition with a high thermal stability. Thermoplastic polyo...

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