Anti-reflection coatings applied by acid-leaching process. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6618040· OSTI ID:6618040

Pastirik, E

The Magicote C process developed by S.M. Thompsen was evaluated for use in applying an antireflective coating to the cover plates of solar cell panels. The process uses a fluosilicic acid solution supersaturated with silica at elevated temperature to selectively attack the surface of soda-lime glass cover plates and alter the physical and chemical composition of a thin layer of glass. The altered glass layer constitutes an antireflective coating. The process produces coatings of excellent optical quality which possess outstanding resistance to soiling and staining. The coatings produced are not resistant to mechanical abrasion and are attacked to some extent by glass cleansers. Control of the filming process was found to be difficult.

• Research Organization: Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (USA). Semiconductor Group
• DOE Contract Number: NA-7-100-955387
• OSTI ID: 6618040
• Report Number(s): DOE/JPL/955387-80/4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS
FABRICATION
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR CELLS
ABRASION
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COVERINGS
ETCHING
GLASS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
SILICA
SILICATES
SILICIC ACID
STAINS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
WAVELENGTHS
WEATHERING
CHALCOGENIDES
COATINGS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE FINISHING
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion