Mesoporous silica-based abrasion resistant antireflective (AR)-<i>cum</i>-hydrophobic coatings on textured solar cover glasses by a spray coating technique
Srikrishna Manna, Milan Kanti Naskar, Samar Kumar Medda
Abstract
The present work describes the fabrication of functionalized mesoporous silica based antireflective-cum-hydrophobic coatings on textured solar cover glasses via a spray-coating technique exhibiting enhanced photo-current density.
Topics & Concepts
Anti-reflective coatingMaterials scienceAbrasion (mechanical)CoatingMesoporous silicaMesoporous materialComposite materialChemical engineeringChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryEngineeringSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsOptical Coatings and Gratings