[HTML][HTML] Anti-reflective coating materials: A holistic review from PV perspective

N Shanmugam, R Pugazhendhi… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

Recent advances in antireflective surfaces based on nanostructure arrays

J Cai, L Qi - Materials Horizons, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Reducing the reflection and improving the transmission or absorption of light from wide
angles of incidence in a broad wavelength range are crucial for enhancing the performance …

Ascendant bioinspired antireflective materials: Opportunities and challenges coexist

Z Han, Z Jiao, S Niu, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention
owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices …

All solution‐processed chalcogenide solar cells–from single functional layers towards a 13.8% efficient CIGS device

YE Romanyuk, H Hagendorfer… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Solution processing of inorganic thin films has become an important thrust in material
research community because it offers low‐cost and high‐throughput deposition of various …

Surface engineering of nanostructured ZnO surfaces

M Laurenti, S Stassi, G Canavese… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructures represent promising substrate materials for numerous
applications, ranging from new generation solar cells, to bio‐and chemical sensors. This …

Particle-on-film gap plasmons on antireflective ZnO nanocone arrays for molecular-level surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensors

Y Lee, J Lee, TK Lee, J Park, M Ha… - ACS applied materials …, 2015 - ACS Publications
When semiconducting nanostructures are combined with noble metals, the surface
plasmons of the noble metals, in addition to the charge transfer interactions between the …

Organic/inorganic nanocomposites of ZnO/CuO/chitosan with improved properties

X Ma, B Zhang, Q Cong, X He, M Gao, G Li - Materials Chemistry and …, 2016 - Elsevier
To extend the visible light response of ZnO, ZnO/CuO heterostructured nanocomposite was
synthesized by a hydrothermal approach. At the same time, chitosan (Ch) is considered as a …

Tailoring ZnO nanostructures by spray pyrolysis and thermal annealing

T Tharsika, A Haseeb, SA Akbar… - Ceramics …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report a novel synthesis of ZnO nanorods with hexagonal pyramid-like heads by a
simple and low cost technique of spray pyrolysis with the help of zinc acetate and tin (IV) …

Vertical graphene sheets as a lightweight light absorber

K Davami, J Cortes, N Hong, I Bargatin - Materials Research Bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
We report the optical properties and solar reflectance of catalyst-free vertical graphene (VG)
sheets grown on two types of substrate, copper and silicon, over a wide range of …

Thin film: deposition, growth aspects, and characterization

P Arunkumar, SK Kuanr, KS Babu - Thin Film Structures in Energy …, 2015 - Springer
Thin film science and technology plays an important role in the development of devices in
the future ranging from energy-efficient display devices to energy-harvesting and storage …