Ion beam surface modification of solar module glass for reduced reflectance

Autor:	Jonathan Gerald England, Mark B. Spitzer
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Surface (mathematics) Soda-lime glass Materials science Argon Ion beam business.industry chemistry.chemical_element Optical coating Ion implantation Optics chemistry Surface modification business Refractive index
Zdroj:	2010 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
DOI:	10.1109/pvsc.2010.5616751
Popis:	The surface reflectance of low-iron soda-lime glass imposes a 4% power loss in most flat plate modules. Optical coatings and surface textures are two approaches to decreasing this loss. In this paper we report on a third method comprising ion implantation of argon to adjust the index of refraction of the near surface region. We show that ion implantation provides a 50% reduction in the reflectance. This method appears to have general applicability owing to the wide use of soda-lime glass in module manufacturing.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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