A review of icing prevention in photovoltaic devices by surface engineering

Fillion, Ryan Matthew; Riahi, A.R.; Edrisy, Afsaneh

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.01.015

Cited by 132 publications

(69 citation statements)

References 159 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…One approach to ice repellent surface coatings is the application of superhydrophobic coatings, since a small contact area should lead to less adhesion of ice [1]. As bonded and broken hydrogen bonds play an important role inside liquid water and, hence, for ice formation [2], Petrenko and Peng systematically investigated ice adhesion on self-assembling monolayers and correlated the shear strength with the degree of hydrogen bonding and, hence, the contact angle [3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reversible Switching of Icing Properties on Pyroelectric Polyvenylidene Fluoride Thin Film Coatings

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:In this work a new approach for ice repellent coatings is presented. It was shown that the coatings cause a decrease or increase in the freezing temperature of water depending on the alignment of an external electric field. For this coating the commonly used pyroelectric polymer polyvenylidene fluoride was deposited as a thin film on glass. The samples were dip-coated and subsequently thermally-treated at 140 °C for 1 h. All samples were found to cause a reduction of the icing temperature of water on their surface in comparison to uncoated glass. On several samples an external electric field was applied during this thermal treatment. The field application was found to cause a remarkable reduction of the icing temperature where a maximum lowering of the freezing temperature of 3 K compared to uncoated glass could be achieved. The actual achieved reduction of the icing temperature was observed to depend on the polarity of the field applied during the thermal treatment. Furthermore, a repetition of the thermal treatment under oppositely directed electric fields led to a switchable freezing behavior of water according to the direction of the applied field. With an increasing number of cycles of switching of the icing property a slight training effect towards lower freezing temperatures was observed.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reversible Switching of Icing Properties on Pyroelectric Polyvenylidene Fluoride Thin Film Coatings

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…9 It is also estimated that the global aircraft de-icing market will be worth $1.30 billion by 2020, 10 while the ice protection systems are expected to amount for $10.17 billion by 2021. 11 A degree of optical transparency is a crucial property in many of these applications, 1,2,6,8 achieved by -often-multifunctional windshields and windows, constituting indispensable architectural elements of commercial and residential buildings. 12,13 Several passive anti-icing strategies, based on scientifically nano-engineered surfaces, 14,15 have been developed since the late 1990s, including hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces, [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] lubricant infused surfaces, 23 and liquid infused polymers.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Metasurfaces Leveraging Solar Energy for Icephobicity

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Inhibiting ice accumulation on surfaces is an energy-intensive task and is of significant importance in nature and technology where it has found applications in windshields, automobiles, aviation, renewable energy generation, and infrastructure. Existing methods rely on on-site electrical heat generation, chemicals, or mechanical removal, with drawbacks ranging from financial costs to disruptive technical interventions and environmental incompatibility. Here we focus on applications where surface transparency is desirable and propose metasurfaces with embedded plasmonically enhanced light absorption heating, using ultrathin hybrid metal-dielectric coatings, as a passive, viable approach for de-icing and anti-icing, in which the sole heat source is renewable solar energy. The balancing of transparency and absorption is achieved with rationally nanoengineered coatings consisting of gold nanoparticle inclusions in a dielectric (titanium dioxide), concentrating broadband absorbed solar energy into a small volume. This causes a > 10 °C temperature increase with respect to ambient at the air-solid interface, where ice is most likely to form, delaying freezing, reducing ice adhesion, when it occurs, to negligible levels (de-icing) and inhibiting frost formation (anti-icing). Our results illustrate an effective unexplored pathway toward environmentally compatible, solar-energy-driven icephobicity, enabled by respectively tailored plasmonic metasurfaces, with the ability to design the balance of transparency and light absorption.

show abstract

“…Those are materials used in house furniture and glasses, or out of the house like solar panels in roof (Liu et al, 2014a). Surfaces coated with self-cleaning material can be cleaned by rain, for example, even though waxy substances such as insect bodies or leave parts may cling unto the surface (Fillion et al, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Progress in Self-Cleaning Materials with Different Suitable Applications

Chermahini¹,

Ostad‐Ali‐Askari²,

Eslamian³

et al. 2018

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Self-cleaning properties have received significant attention for the importance of their potential. Coatings at Nano-scales offer possibilities of using materials for self-cleaning surfaces. Recent efforts have begun to focus on the kinds of materials including metals, semiconductors and polymers. Such materials can have enormous potential in only a few applications. Moreover, the production of these materials requires high costs with low photo activity. In this regard, TiO 2 and its derived materials have shown acceptable and effective suggestions for this application. Moreover, the mechanism of self-cleaning has been explained by the effect of hydrophilic and hydrophobic. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic can have many applications in different areas like water purification, microfluidics and photovoltaic. In this review, the application of self-cleaning in solar cells and environment as well as TiO 2 derived materials and their applications in water management have been briefly illustrated. In addition, it has been explained that a huge number of self-cleaning materials, applications and improvement in utilities have been essential. In short, we have conducted a comprehensive review of the new approach and to mention numerous materials with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties would be promising for most environmental concerns. Bio-inspired surface respond in nature through hydrophobic (Cicada Wing, Butterfly Wing, Lotus Leaf, Rice Leaf) and hydrophilic (Fish Scale, Snail Shell, Shark Skin) properties was divided in 4 and 3 respectively. Anti reflective coatings with self-cleaning properties have drowned considerable attention for both their basic appearances and vast applied usages. Antireflective coatings with self-cleaning properties have been considered because of their fascinating features and vast diversity of empirical uses.

show abstract

A review of icing prevention in photovoltaic devices by surface engineering

Cited by 132 publications

References 159 publications

Reversible Switching of Icing Properties on Pyroelectric Polyvenylidene Fluoride Thin Film Coatings

Reversible Switching of Icing Properties on Pyroelectric Polyvenylidene Fluoride Thin Film Coatings

Metasurfaces Leveraging Solar Energy for Icephobicity

Recent Progress in Self-Cleaning Materials with Different Suitable Applications

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About