Highly efficient antireflective and self-cleaning coatings that incorporate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into solar cells: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 620-635

  Hanaei, Hengameh ^a   Assadi, M Khalaji ^a   Saidur, R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating (ARC); Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CLEANING; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; SILICA; SUBSTRATES; YARN;

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; ANTIREFLECTION COATING; ANTIREFLECTIVE; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONICS DEVICES; ENERGY SENSORS; ENERGY SEPARATIONS; SELF-CLEANING COATINGS; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84959278887     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.017     Document Type: Review

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