Improved broadband omnidirectional antireflection from high aspect ratio porous nano-network on glass using candle soot as a sacrificial layer

Arvind, Kumar and Siju, John and Srinivas, G and Jakeer, Khan and Barshilia, Harish C (2016) Improved broadband omnidirectional antireflection from high aspect ratio porous nano-network on glass using candle soot as a sacrificial layer. Project Report. NAL Project Document .

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Abstract

We report the broadband and omnidirectional antireflection study of a high aspect ratio porous nano-network on the glass substrate fabricated using the combination of candle soot coating as a sacrificial layer and HF-based vapor phase etching method. Field emission electron microscopy results showed that the pores have the tapering profile, and the pores size was restricted to the sub-wavelength dimension. Therefore, an excellent broadband and omnidirectional antireflection with an enhancement of ~7% in the maximum transmittance as compared to plain glass has been achieved. Moreover, reflectance from the etched surface exhibited very low sensitivity to state of polarization and it remains quite low (<1.5%) for both s-and p-polarization over a broad range of incident angles up to 40o. The broadband antireflection property was further examined by finite difference time domain simulation. Further, we demonstrate a relative improvement of ~6% in the Isc (Isc/ Isc) of solar cell encapsulated with the etched glass.

Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
Subjects: PHYSICS > Physics(General)
Depositing User: Dr. Harish C. Barshilia
Date Deposited: 23 Mar 2016 08:04
Last Modified: 23 Mar 2016 08:04
URI: http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/id/eprint/12446

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