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Increased efficiency of solar cells protected by hydrophobic and hydrophilic anti-reflecting nanostructured glasses
Año:2017

Áreas de investigación
  • Energía solar,
  • Materiales para ingeniería eléctrica y electrónica,
  • Células solares

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Descripción
We investigated the fabrication of large-area (cm2) nanostructured glasses for solar cell modules with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties using soft lithography and colloidal lithography. Both of these techniques entail low-cost and ease of nanofabrication. We explored the use of simple 1D and 2D nanopatterns (nanowires and nanocones) and the effect of introducing disorder in the nanostructures. We observed an increase in the transmitted light for ordered nanostructures with a maximum value of 99% for wavelengths >600 nm when ordered nanocones are fabricated on the two sides of the solar glass. They produced an increment in the efficiency of the packaged solar cell with respect to the glass without nanostructures. On the one hand, the wettability properties showed that the ordering of the nanostructures improved the hydrophobicity of the solar glasses and increased their self-cleaning capacity. On the other hand, the disordered nanostructures improved the hydrophilic properties of solar glasses, increasing their anti-fogging capacity. The results show that by selecting the appropriate nanopattern, the wettability properties (hydrophobic or hydrophilic) can be easily improved without decreasing the efficiency of the solar cell underneath.
Internacional
Si
JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Nanomaterials
ISSN
2079-4991
Factor de impacto JCR
3,553
Información de impacto
Volumen
7
DOI
10.3390/nano7120437
Número de revista
12
Desde la página
437-1
Hasta la página
437-12
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  • Creador: Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar