Reducing soiling issues on photovoltaic panels using hydrophobic self-cleaning coating

• Main Authors: Hamidon, S. N. N. A., Nawabjan, A., Abdullah, A. S., Hussin, S. M., Ishak, M. H. I.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93993/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05525-x
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Surfaces that simultaneously exhibit hydrophobicity, high contact angle, and high transmission of visible light are of interest for many applications such as optical devices, photovoltaic (PV) panels, and self-cleaning windows. The fabrication of such surfaces is challenging due to the competing goa...