Dual-functional broadband antireflective and hydrophobic films for solar and optical applications

Pendse, Saloni; Reddy, K. Chandra Sekhar; Narendra, Chaitanya; Murugan, K.; Sakthivel, S.

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2018.02.019

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“…This shows the disc surface no wetting. Borosilicate glass is separated by nano-porous silica and superhydrophobic nanostructured through a different etching phase [137]. In the decision, there are other physical and chemical methods presently being conducted for fabricating self-cleaning surfaces.…”

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Advanced selection materials in solar cell efficiency and their properties - A comprehensive review

Alarifi

2023

Materials Today: Proceedings

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Solar cell layers technology has achieved global standing in the solar cell layers deposition process, and it covers the innovative methods and techniques in significant applications. Recent solar cell layers technology has an advanced interest in a refined approach to enhance performance and highlights the importance of recent proficient procedures for manufacturing. For example, the application is used to search for novel materials for solar cells' layers to clarify the current energy crisis. The technological process and various types of solar cells depend on climate change. Among them, layers of solar cells and silicon wafer solar cells are very encouraging. Solar cell layers technology has led to solar cells being a more reasonable active option in design and production. The productivities facilitated by new solar cells still need to be enhanced for the various processes involved in the additional enhancement from Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) microfilms to solar cell crystal structure dye-sensitized solar cells. The hydrophobic coating works as an anti-dust coating, enhancing efficiency and decreasing the cost of cleaning solar cells. In Saudi Arabia Majmaah City, most solar projects are in dry regions, where the dusty weather reduces solar cell efficiency. Therefore, combining these two properties and applying an anti-reflective and superhydrophobic coating will increase solar cell efficiency by 20%. Solar cells' crystal structure results are substituted with layers or new materials to balance environmental impact and toxic nature.

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Advanced selection materials in solar cell efficiency and their properties - A comprehensive review

Alarifi

2023

Materials Today: Proceedings

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“…The generation of solar power as a renewable energy source is highly important in society for a variety of applications. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In the current scenario, the development of Si solar cells or photovoltaic cells that convert direct sunlight into electric energy is drawing increasing attention because it prevents environmental pollution. Solar cell modules are normally fabricated by sandwiching an Si solar cell between a back sheet and a cover glass (front sheet) and sealing them with a resin material.…”

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“…Mesoporous silica with relatively ordered pore structure as a coated layer has been proven for better light conversion efficiency with easy cleaning and maintenance. [4][5][6][7][8] 3…”

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“…Silica based AR coatings having disorder pore structure have been reported for photovoltaic cell, [9][10][11][12][13][14] solar glass and ophthalmic lenses. To improve moisture resistance or hydrophobicity, fluorosilane [4][5][6] and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) 9 based surfactants have been used. Some of the reported coatings have been applied on solar cover glass or solar cell and cured at higher temperature with low solar photo current.…”

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Mesoporous silica-based abrasion resistant antireflective (AR)-cum-hydrophobic coatings on textured solar cover glasses by a spray coating technique

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“…Concerning the effect of climatic conditions, it has been found that high precipitation accompanied by high wind velocity create a natural cleaning, but the combination of dust with low precipitation or high humidity produces mud patches that cause an opposite effect and may result in permanent decrease in solar efficiency (Mazumder et al, 2015). Recently, the application of AS treatments on the AR coated glass is generating great interest as the transmittance by soiling is reduced as well as the abrasion produced by sand particles and/or cleaning processes is also diminished (San Vicente et al, 2011;Pendse et al, 2018;Quan and Zhang, 2018;Wiesinger et al, 2018). Additionally, cleaning processes of optical surfaces in solar power plants is a key point as they can degrade the optical surface and as these processes imply important operation and maintenance (O&M) costs in manpower.…”

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Abrasion and Cleaning Tests on Antireflective and Antireflective/Antisoiling Coatings for Solar Glass Glazing

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Proceedings of EuroSun 2018

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The application of antireflective (AR) coatings on glass components for solar thermal collectors and PV modules increases the solar efficiency by increasing the sun energy that reaches the active layer. The low refractive index of this material required to satisfy the condition of producing destructive interference in AR/glass interfaces, makes necessary to deposit porous silica layers which are mechanically weaker than dense silica layers. Soiling of AR coated glass glazing not only can reduce the solar transmittance and increase the scattering but also can deteriorate the surface of the AR coating leading to irreversible damage by abrasion and reducing the long-term performance. The use of an anti-soiling (AS) coating on the top of the AR surface could avoid this yield loss due to soiling and increases the durability of the solar device. This paper describes the effect on the soiling and cleaning of an AS treatment on AR coated glass samples. The effect of the sample soiling, the type of sand applied and the brush used has been studied. The AS coating not only affects the sample soiling but also diminishes the surface damage.

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Dual-functional broadband antireflective and hydrophobic films for solar and optical applications

Cited by 23 publications

References 48 publications

Advanced selection materials in solar cell efficiency and their properties - A comprehensive review

Advanced selection materials in solar cell efficiency and their properties - A comprehensive review

Mesoporous silica-based abrasion resistant antireflective (AR)-cum-hydrophobic coatings on textured solar cover glasses by a spray coating technique

Abrasion and Cleaning Tests on Antireflective and Antireflective/Antisoiling Coatings for Solar Glass Glazing

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