Preparation of antireflective coatings with high transmittance and enhanced abrasion-resistance by a base/acid two-step catalyzed sol-gel process

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2347-2351

  Ye, Haiping ^a   Zhang, Xinxiang ^a   Zhang, Yulu ^a   Ye, Longqiang ^a   Xiao, Bo ^a   Lv, Haibing ^b   Jiang, Bo ^a  

^a Sichuan University   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Base acid two step catalyzed sol gel process; Enhanced abrasion resistance; Environmental resistance; High transmittance; HMDS

Indexed keywords

BASE/ACID TWO-STEP CATALYZED SOL-GEL PROCESS; ENHANCED ABRASION-RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCE; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; HMDS;

ABRASION; CATALYSIS; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; GELS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SILICA; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TRIBOLOGY;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 79958119974     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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