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Free QuoteSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Volume 275, 15 September 2024, 113009. Mechanically robust and self-cleaning antireflective coatings for photovoltaic modules. The coatings were deposited onto the cleaned glass substrates by dip-coating process. The HSN coating was obtained as a reference coating, which was marked as HSN.
Free QuoteThe photovoltaic process in solar paint commences with the interaction between incident photons and the embedded semiconducting materials. Semiconductors possess a bandgap energy, which is the energy difference between their valence band (where electrons are bound) and the conduction band (where electrons can move freely).
The preparation methods suitable for self-cleaning coating of photovoltaic modules include LBL, CVD, sol–gel method, and plasma-etching technology. LBL, CVD and sol–gel technologies are all CVD-based surface treatment technologies, which have difficulty in precision control. Sol–gel method and LBL are both economical.
The self-cleaning coating has attracted extensive attention in the photovoltaic industry and the scientific community because of its unique mechanism and high adaptability. Therefore, an efficient and stable self-cleaning coating is necessary to protect the cover glass on the photovoltaic panel. There are many self-cleaning phenomena in nature.
When applied to photovoltaic modules, it is crucial to consider the factors such as self-cleaning, transparency, anti-reflection, anti-icing, and durability. In future research, it is significant to improve the transparency, durability, and self-cleaning properties of coatings.
Manual method is technically limited. In contrast, self-cleaning coatings have lower cost and more reliable technology. Piliougine et al. (2013) compared the power generated by uncoated and coated photovoltaic modules and found that the module with self-cleaning coating lost 2.5% of energy every day, while the uncoated module lost about 3.3%.
When sunlight shines on the photovoltaic panel, part of the visible light will be reflected, and the rest will be converted and utilized. Therefore, the transparency and anti-reflection of the self-cleaning coatings applied on photovoltaic modules cannot be ignored.