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Broadband and Omnidirectional, Nearly zero reflective Photovoltaic Glass

  1. Li-Qiang Liu1,3,*,
  2. Xiao-Lin Wang2,*,
  3. Min Jing1,
  4. Shu-Guo Zhang1,
  5. Guo-Ying Zhang1,
  6. Shi-Xue Dou2,
  7. Gang Wang4

Article first published online: 17 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201740

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 47, pages 6318–6322, December 11, 2012

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How to Cite

Liu, L.-Q., Wang, X.-L., Jing, M., Zhang, S.-G., Zhang, G.-Y., Dou, S.-X. and Wang, G. (2012), Broadband and Omnidirectional, Nearly zero reflective Photovoltaic Glass. Adv. Mater., 24: 6318–6322. doi: 10.1002/adma.201201740

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong 250101, China

  2. 2

    Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia

  3. 3

    State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China

  4. 4

    Shandong JinJing Glass Corporation, Zibo, Shandong 255086, China

*School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong 250101, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 17 SEP 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 30 JUL 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 APR 2012

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Keywords:

  • photovoltaic glass;
  • anti-reflection;
  • graded-refractive index;
  • two step etching;
  • transmittance and reflectance
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A novel two-step etching approach is used to modify the surface layer of photovoltaic glasses, leading to a porous surface layer with a graded refractive index, and nearly 100% transmittance over a broad range of wavelengths, from ultraviolet to near infrared.

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