Authors: Helsch, Gundula; Krzyzak, Marta; Heide, Gerhard; Frischat, Günther H.

Source: Glass Technology - European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A, Volume 47, Number 5, October 2006 , pp. 153-156(4)

Publisher: Society of Glass Technology

Abstract:

Borosilicate glass tubes as parts of parabolic-trough solar collectors reflect a total of ≈8% of the incident sun light, thus reducing greatly the efficiency of solar power installations. This paper describes the successful development of a porous SiO₂-containing antireflective coating ∼110 nm thick, which was applied by a sol-gel dip coating process and which increased the light transmittance by up to 5%. Previous antireflective coatings did not have sufficient adhesion strength and resistance to wiping on borosilicate glass, so that they do not withstand the rough operating conditions seen in practice. The essential component enhancing the stability of the coating turned out to be H₃PO₄ which is added to the dipping solution. After baking the sol-gel layers for 1 h at 500°C both Na and P concentration peaks develop at both sides of the interface, obviously forming Na₂O phosphosilicate glasses, assuring a high long term stability between glass and layer.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2006-10-01

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