Compatibility of antireflective coatings on glass for solar applications with photocatalytic properties

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 831-836

  Helsch, G ^a   Deubener, J ^a,b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Energie Forschungszentrum Niedersachsen (EFZN)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; Bifunctional; Photocatalytic activity; Self cleaning; Sol gel; Solar cover glass

Indexed keywords

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; BIFUNCTIONAL; COVER GLASS; DEGRADATION RATE; HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX MATERIALS; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; NANO-POROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SELF CLEANING; SELF CLEANING GLASS; SILICA SOLS; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR TRANSMITTANCE; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIUM N-BUTOXIDE;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GLASS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; STEARIC ACID; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COATINGS;

CATALYSIS; COATING; GLASS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REFLECTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICA; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 84856671176     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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