2-Step self-assembly method to fabricate broadband omnidirectional antireflection coating in large scale

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 699-703

  Yeung, K M ^a   Luk, W C ^a   Tam, K C ^a   Kwong, C Y ^a   Tsai, M A ^b   Kuo, H C ^b   Ng, A M C ^c   Djuriic A B ^c  

^a Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Broadband; Nano silica; Omnidirectional; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; BROADBAND; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GLASS SURFACES; INCIDENT ANGLES; NANO SILICA; OMNIDIRECTIONAL; POSITIVELY CHARGED; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SELF-ASSEMBLY METHOD;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; GLASS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICA;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 78650707079     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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