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Self-assembled nanotextures impart broadband transparency to glass windows and solar cell encapsulants

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dc.contributor.author Liapis, Andreas C. en_US
dc.contributor.author RAHMAN, ATIKUR en_US
dc.contributor.author Black, Charles T. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-01T05:55:26Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-01T05:55:26Z
dc.date.issued 2017-10 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Applied Physics Letters, 111(18), 183901. en_US
dc.identifier.issn Mar-51 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1077-3118 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3528
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000965 en_US
dc.description.abstract Most optoelectronic components and consumer display devices require glass or plastic covers for protection against the environment. Optical reflections from these encapsulation layers can degrade the device performance or lessen the user experience. Here, we use a highly scalable self-assembly based approach to texture glass surfaces at the nanoscale, reducing reflections by such an extent so as to make the glass essentially invisible. Our nanotextures provide broadband antireflection spanning visible and infrared wavelengths (450–2500 nm) that is effective even at large angles of incidence. This technology can be used to improve the performance of photovoltaic devices by eliminating reflection losses, which can be as much as 8% for glass encapsulated cells. In contrast, solar cells encapsulated with nanotextured glass generate the same photocurrent as when operated without a cover. Ultra-transparent windows having surface nanotextures on both sides can withstand three times more optical fluence than commercial broadband antireflection coatings, making them useful for pulsed laser applications. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher AIP Publishing en_US
dc.subject Nanotextures impart en_US
dc.subject Broadband transparency en_US
dc.subject Glass windows en_US
dc.subject Solar cell encapsulants en_US
dc.subject 2017 en_US
dc.title Self-assembled nanotextures impart broadband transparency to glass windows and solar cell encapsulants en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.contributor.department Dept. of Physics en_US
dc.identifier.sourcetitle Applied Physics Letters en_US
dc.publication.originofpublisher Foreign en_US


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