Development of multifunctional sol-gel coatings: Anti-reflection coatings with enhanced self-cleaning capacity

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1081-1088

  Prado, Raquel ^a   Beobide, Garikoitz ^a   Marcaide, Arrate ^a   Goikoetxea, Josu ^a   Aranzabe, Ana ^a  

^a IK4 TEKNIKER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; Multifunctional coating; Photocatalytic coating; Self cleaning; Sol gel coating

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; ANTI-REFLECTION; AR COATINGS; ARCHITECTURAL GLASS; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS TIO; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; REFRACTION INDEX; SOL-GEL COATINGS; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR TRANSMITTANCE; TIO; TWO LAYERS;

ARGON; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GELS; GLASS; GLAZES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS;

REFLECTION;

EID: 77950867484     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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