Ion beam surface modification of solar module glass for reduced reflectance
England, JG and Spitzer, MB (2010) Ion beam surface modification of solar module glass for reduced reflectance In: 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010, 2010-06-20 - 2010-06-25, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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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.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Conference Paper) | |||||||||
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Subjects : | Electronic Engineering | |||||||||
Divisions : | Surrey research (other units) | |||||||||
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Date : | November 2010 | |||||||||
DOI : | 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616751 | |||||||||
Copyright Disclaimer : | ©2010 IEEE | |||||||||
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Uncontrolled Keywords : | Reflectivity, Argon, Ion beam effects, Ion implantation | |||||||||
Depositing User : | Symplectic Elements | |||||||||
Date Deposited : | 17 May 2017 13:58 | |||||||||
Last Modified : | 23 Jan 2020 19:00 | |||||||||
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/841048 |
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