The production of electrical energy from solar energy through the photovoltaic method has
become increasingly widespread throughout the world in the last 20 years. The photovoltaic …

Human existence and societal growth are both dependent on the availability of clean and
fresh water. Photocatalysis is a type of artificial photosynthesis that uses environmentally …

Reduction of unwanted light reflection from a surface of a substance is very essential for
improvement of the performance of optical and photonic devices. Antireflective coatings …

Antireflection coatings have received a great importance due to their ability to enhance the
efficiency of the solar cells and solar selective coatings by minimizing the reflections of the …

Photovoltaic devices are highly in need of glass covers to protect solar cells against
environmental damage, especially for outdoor performance. Antireflective coatings on these …

Surfaces that exhibit reversible wettability toward water are extremely important for a variety
of technological applications. In this context, the development of superhydrophobic and …

We report the development of a self-cleaning transparent coating on glass prepared by spin
coating V-TiO 2: SiO 2 mixed sol where visible light induced photocatalytic activity and …

This paper reports the use of a combination of numerical calculations and experimental work
to establish the optimum photovoltaic transmittance (Tpv) and durability of the quarter wave …

We report a method to prepare hydrophobic, antireflective mesoporous silica-based films on
polymer substrates from sol–gel approaches combined with an ammonia vapor treatment …

Abstract Photocatalytic SiO 2–TiO 2 composite coatings with excellent self-cleaning
properties have attracted much attention in recent years due to their promising applications …