Increased Efficiency of Solar Cells Protected by Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Anti-Reflecting Nanostructured Glasses

被引:18
作者
Baquedano, Estela [1 ]
Torne, Lorena [1 ]
Cano, Pablo [2 ]
Postigo, Pablo A. [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIC, Inst Micro & Nanotecnol, Madrid 28760, Spain
[2] Univ Politecn Madrid, IES, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
关键词
glass; nanostructuration; nanolithography; plasma etching; optical properties; solar cells; hydrophobic; hydrophilic; BROAD-BAND; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; THIN-FILMS; SURFACES; LIGHT; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; FABRICATION; SUBSTRATE;
D O I
10.3390/nano7120437
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We investigated the fabrication of large-area (cm(2)) 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.
引用
收藏
页数:12
相关论文
共 50 条
[41]   Green Anti-Solvent Processed Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency Beyond 19% [J].
Zhang, Min ;
Wang, Zenghua ;
Zhou, Bin ;
Jia, Xuguang ;
Ma, Qingshan ;
Yuan, Ningyi ;
Zheng, Xiaojia ;
Ding, Jianning ;
Zhang, Wen-Hua .
SOLAR RRL, 2018, 2 (02)
[42]   Efficiency increased to 15.2% for ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells [J].
Mansfield, Lorelle M. ;
Kanevce, Ana ;
Harvey, Steven P. ;
Bowers, Karen ;
Beall, Carolyn ;
Glynn, Stephen ;
Repins, Ingrid L. .
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2018, 26 (11) :949-954
[43]   High efficiency hybrid PEDOT:PSS/nanostructured silicon Schottky junction solar cells by doping-free rear contact [J].
Zhang, Yunfang ;
Cui, Wei ;
Zhu, Yawen ;
Zu, Fengshuo ;
Liao, Liangsheng ;
Lee, Shuit-Tong ;
Sun, Baoquan .
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2015, 8 (01) :297-302
[44]   Design and simulation of different anti-reflection coatings (ARCs) to improve the efficiency of ZnO solar cells [J].
Jamaluddin, Nur Irdina Iwani Mohd ;
Yusoff, Mohd Zaki Bin Mohd ;
Hussain, Babar ;
Malek, Mohd Firdaus .
JOURNAL OF OPTICS-INDIA, 2025, 54 (03) :826-840
[45]   Green anti-solvent engineering for high-efficiency and environmentally friendly perovskite solar cells [J].
Yang, Yuwen ;
Huang, Zhaolong ;
Gao, Hao ;
Xu, Zicong ;
Fang, Weihong ;
Chen, Yichuan ;
Hu, Yuehui ;
Yi, Zhijie ;
Huang, Jiayu ;
Zhu, Hua .
RSC ADVANCES, 2024, 14 (44) :32370-32388
[46]   Increased power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells with counter electrodes based on porous polypyrrole [J].
Khan, Shahzad Ahmad ;
Li, Ligui ;
Zhao, Dengke ;
Chen, Shaowei .
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS, 2020, 148
[47]   Investigating the effect of sol-gel solution concentration on the efficiency of silicon solar cells: role of ZnO nanoparticles as anti-reflective layer [J].
Jalali, Alireza ;
Vaezi, Mohammad Reza ;
Naderi, Nima ;
Abadi, Fariba Taj ;
Eftekhari, Abbas .
CHEMICAL PAPERS, 2020, 74 (01) :253-260
[48]   Vertically aligned nanostructured TiO2 photoelectrodes for high efficiency perovskite solar cells via a block copolymer template approach [J].
Seo, Myung-Seok ;
Jeong, Inyoung ;
Park, Joon-Suh ;
Lee, Jinwoo ;
Han, Il Ki ;
Lee, Wan In ;
Son, Hae Jung ;
Sohn, Byeong-Hyeok ;
Ko, Min Jae .
NANOSCALE, 2016, 8 (22) :11472-11479
[49]   Effect of concomitant anti-solvent engineering on perovskite grain growth and its high efficiency solar cells [J].
Liu, Tong ;
Dong, Xiaofei ;
Li, Juncong ;
Liu, Hongli ;
Wang, Shirong ;
Li, Xianggao .
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS, 2021, 64 (02) :267-276
[50]   Development of Anti-Reflection Coating Layer for Efficiency Enhancement of ZnO Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells [J].
Chanta, E. ;
Bhoomanee, C. ;
Gardchareon, A. ;
Wongratanaphisan, D. ;
Phadungdhitidhada, S. ;
Choopun, S. .
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2015, 15 (09) :7136-7140