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Item Hydrophobic and spectrally broadband antireflective methyl-silylated silica coatings with high performance stability for concentrated solar applications(2019-09-15) Agustín-Sáenz, Cecilia; Machado, Maider; Zubillaga, Oihana; Tercjak, Agnieszka; Tecnalia Research & Innovation; VALORIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOS; SISTEMAS FOTOVOLTAICOSAn efficient and environment-friendly process, consisting of acid-catalyzed sol-gel process combined with evaporation induced self-assembly, was conducted to build antireflective (AR) layer stacks for concentrated solar applications. Considering the external factors that may alter the optical properties of the system when operating outdoors, such as soiling, harsh climate conditions and alkali ions diffusion from glass, several stack configurations were proposed. Particularly, the effect of a methyl-silylating post-treatment, the presence of the inner layer and the optimization of sintering temperature have been devised in order to minimize soiling adherence and alkali diffusion from the glass substrate and to assure the required robustness to comply with the durability requirements. The assessment consisted of (i) an analysis of the optical transmittance, reflectance and refractive index and (ii) hydrophobicity and effect of water absorption on the external porous coatings in relation to the results of accelerated aging tests following photovoltaics standards. The main goal was to achieve the most rational design, based on a proper trade-off between cost efficiency, processability, optical properties and reliability during real life operation.Item Polyfluoroalkyl-silica porous coatings with high antireflection properties and low surface free energy for glass in solar energy application(2020-04-15) Agustín-Sáenz, Cecilia; Machado, Maider; Tercjak, Agnieszka; Tecnalia Research & Innovation; VALORIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOSPolyfluoroalkyl-silica porous coating stacks with durable antireflection (AR) properties have been obtained for photovoltaic (PV) application. An acid-catalyzed sol-gel process combined with evaporation induced self-assembly and the presence of a non-hydrolyzable polyfluoroalkyl group linked to the central atom of the silicon alkoxide was conducted. The aim was to obtain a low surface energy coating, devised to mitigate soiling adherence, without losing the AR properties of a baseline coating. In particular, the influence of polyfluoroalkyl chain length on the thickness, the water contact angle and optical transmission properties was first analyzed. The optimized polyfluoroalkyl-silica porous coating presented low surface energy < 20 mJ/m2, even with the desired low roughness values required for obtaining a negligible scattering of the incoming solar radiation. This coating was studied as an AR mono-layer and as an external coating in an AR bi-layer stack, with the presence of an inner dense-structured silica layer, that contributed to both the optical performance and durability, acting as an alkali diffusion preventing layer. The AR bi-layer stack deposited on two sides of glass provided a transmittance gain of 7.1%. Those optical properties were inalterable after accelerated aging tests, which sustains the reliability of the materials for solar energy applications.