Highly transparent and UV-resistant superhydrophobic SiO2-coated ZnO nanorod arrays

Type
Article
Authors
Gao, Yangqin cc
Gereige, Issam
El Labban, Abdulrahman cc
Cha, Dong Kyu
Isimjan, Tayirjan T.
Beaujuge, Pierre cc
KAUST Department
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division
Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
Materials Science and Engineering Program
Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
Core Labs
Chemical Science Program
Date
2014-02-26

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Abstract
Highly transparent and UV-resistant superhydrophobic arrays of SiO 2-coated ZnO nanorods are prepared in a sequence of low-temperature (<150 C) steps on both glass and thin sheets of PET (2 × 2 in. 2), and the superhydrophobic nanocomposite is shown to have minimal impact on solar cell device performance under AM1.5G illumination. Flexible plastics can serve as front cell and backing materials in the manufacture of flexible displays and solar cells. © 2014 American Chemical Society.
Sponsors
The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Office of Competitive Research Funds (OCRF) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the "Competitive Research Grant" (CRG) program No. FIC/2010/02. The authors thank the Advanced Imaging and Characterization Laboratories at KAUST for technical support. Y.G. thanks Prof. Boon Ooi and Dr. TienKhee Ng for helpful discussions and useful scientific insights. The authors thank Dr. Clement Cabanetos for providing the PBDTTPD polymer.
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Journal
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ISSN
19448244
DOI
10.1021/am405513k
PubMed ID
24495100
PubMed Central ID
PMC3985694
Handle URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563404
Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985694
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Articles; Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab; Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division; Chemical Science Program; Materials Science and Engineering Program; KAUST Solar Center (KSC)