Multifunctional superhydrophobic surfaces

SG Moghadam, H Parsimehr, A Ehsani - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface wetting has a significant influence on the performance and applications of the
materials. The superhydrophobic surfaces have water repellency due to low surface energy …

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 …

A review of spectral controlling for renewable energy harvesting and conserving

Z Wu, J Wang, Y Liu, S Hou, X Liu, Q Zhang… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exploiting renewable energy is an extremely effective strategy for alleviating and addressing
the energy issues. To effectively harvest renewable energy, the investigations of …

Nanostructured multifunctional surface with antireflective and antimicrobial characteristics

S Kim, UT Jung, SK Kim, JH Lee, HS Choi… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Functional polymeric films with antireflective and hydrophobic properties have been widely
used for electronic device displays. However, the design of such functional films with an …

Antireflective coatings for glass and transparent polymers

P Buskens, M Burghoorn, MCD Mourad, Z Vroon - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Antireflective coatings (ARCs) are applied to reduce surface reflections. We review coatings
that reduce the reflection of the surface of the transparent substrates float glass …

Numerical modeling of sub-wavelength anti-reflective structures for solar module applications

K Han, CH Chang - Nanomaterials, 2014 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the current progress in mathematical modeling of anti-reflective
subwavelength structures. Methods covered include effective medium theory (EMT), finite …

Surface texturing methods for solar cell efficiency enhancement

MS Kim, JH Lee, MK Kwak - International Journal of Precision Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
Demand for renewable energy continually increases due to environmental pollution and
resource depletion caused by the increased use of fossil fuels. Among the various …

Advanced colloidal lithography beyond surface patterning

B Ai, H Möhwald, D Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents an overview of recent development of colloidal lithography (CL) and
its applications in fabrication of various nanostructures consisted of orderly arranged, dots …

Self-assembled self-cleaning broadband anti-reflection coatings

K Askar, BM Phillips, Y Fang, B Choi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2013 - Elsevier
Anti-reflection (AR) coatings are widely used in a spectrum of optical and optoelectronic
devices, such as monitors, car dashboards, optical lenses, photodiodes, and solar cells …