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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Abstract

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)
Subjects :	Electronic Engineering
Authors :	Name Email ORCID England, JG j.england@surrey.ac.uk Spitzer, MB
Date :	November 2010
Identification Number :	10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616751
Copyright Disclaimer :	©2010 IEEE
Contributors :	Contribution Name Email ORCID publisher IEEE,
Uncontrolled Keywords :	Reflectivity, Argon, Ion beam effects, Ion implantation
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	17 May 2017 13:58
Last Modified :	18 May 2017 12:54
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/841048

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