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Solar Cells: Self‐Cleaned Photonic‐Enhanced Solar Cells with Nanostructured Parylene‐C (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 15/2020)
Author(s) -
Centeno Pedro,
Alexandre Miguel F.,
Chapa Manuel,
Pinto Joana V.,
Deuermeier Jonas,
Mateus Tiago,
Fortunato Elvira,
Martins Rodrigo,
Águas Hugo,
Mendes Manuel J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202070084
Subject(s) - materials science , parylene , photonics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , lithography , broadband , thin film solar cell , colloid , thin film , optics , polymer , composite material , chemical engineering , physics , engineering
In article number 2000264 by Pedro Centeno, Hugo Águas, Manuel J. Mendes, and co‐workers, unprecedented multi‐functional front‐coatings are presented which allow both light‐management and self‐cleaning properties to enhance the efficiency and outdoor performance of thin‐film solar cells, via photonic enhancement while simultaneously minimizing soiling‐related losses. This is achieved by structuring parylene‐C transparent encapsulants using a low‐cost and highly‐scalable colloidal‐lithography methodology. As a result, superhydrophobic surfaces with broadband light‐trapping properties are developed.