Self-cleaning and antireflective packaging glass for solar modules

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2489-2493

  Verma, L K ^a   Sakhuja, M ^a   Son, J ^a   Danner, A J ^a   Yang, H ^a   Zeng, H C ^a   Bhatia, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Etching; Glass; Hydrophilic; Self cleaning; Solar cells; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; ANTIREFLECTIVE; DUST ACCUMULATION; GLASS SURFACES; HYDROPHILIC; INCIDENT ENERGY; NANO-STRUCTURING; OUTDOOR TESTING; PACKAGING GLASS; SELF-CLEANING; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; SOLAR MODULE; SUPER-HYDROPHILIC;

CLEANING; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DUST; ETCHING; HYDROPHILICITY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE TESTING;

GLASS;

ABSORPTION; ETCHING; GLASS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TRACKING;

EID: 79954595633     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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