A review of self-cleaning technology to reduce dust and ice accumulation in photovoltaic power generation using superhydrophobic coating

Wu, Yubo; Du, Jianqiang; Liu, Guangxin; Ma, Danzhu; Jia, Fuchen; Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír; Wang, Jin

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2021.12.123

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“…Aluminum (Al) Chemical Etching (Cl − Ion) (Ran et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2019;Ellinas et al, 2021) Magnesium (Mg) Chemical Etching (SO 4 − Ion) (Ran et al, 2019;Ellinas et al, 2021;Peng et al, 2021) Stainless Steel Chemical Etching (Cl − Ion) (Nanda et al, 2019;Saleh and Baig, 2019;Ellinas et al, 2021) Glass Laser Etching (Plasma) (Li et al, 2018;Wu et al, 2021;Gao et al, 2022) Polymer Laser Etching (Plasma) (Dimitrakellis and Gogolides, 2018;Lee et al, 2018;Nguyen-Tri et al, 2019b;Nageswaran et al, 2019) Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology frontiersin.org is likely to make a major breakthrough in modern national defense and military fields.…”

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Biomimetic superhydrophobic metal/nonmetal surface manufactured by etching methods: A mini review

Ge-Zhang

Yang

et al. 2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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As an emerging fringe science, bionics integrates the understanding of nature, imitation of nature, and surpassing nature in one aspect, and it organically combines the synergistic complementarity of function and structure–function integrated materials which is of great scientific interest. By imitating the microstructure of a natural biological surface, the bionic superhydrophobic surface prepared by human beings has the properties of self-cleaning, anti-icing, water collection, anti-corrosion and oil–water separation, and the preparation research methods are increasing. The preparation methods of superhydrophobic surface include vapor deposition, etching modification, sol–gel, template, electrostatic spinning, and electrostatic spraying, which can be applied to fields such as medical care, military industry, ship industry, and textile. The etching modification method can directly modify the substrate, so there is no need to worry about the adhesion between the coating and the substrate. The most obvious advantage of this method is that the obtained superhydrophobic surface is integrated with the substrate and has good stability and corrosion resistance. In this article, the different preparation methods of bionic superhydrophobic materials were summarized, especially the etching modification methods, we discussed the detailed classification, advantages, and disadvantages of these methods, and the future development direction of the field was prospected.

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Biomimetic superhydrophobic metal/nonmetal surface manufactured by etching methods: A mini review

Ge-Zhang

Yang

et al. 2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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“…Frontiers in Space Technologies frontiersin.org life support system in spacecrafts (Rasheed and Weislogel, 2019). More importantly, such surfaces have been conceptualized for reducing dust and ice on solar panels on Earth (Wu et al, 2022), which is also of relevance for orbiting systems. Likewise, animals, too, have self-cleaning abilities similar to plants.…”

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Biomimetics for innovative and future-oriented space applications - A review

Banken

Oeffner²

2023

Front. Space Technol.

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Nature benefits from a progressive evolution over millions of years, always adapting and finding individual solutions for common problems. Hence, a pool of diverse and efficient solutions exists that may be transferable to technical systems. Biomimetics or bio-inspiration has been used as a design approach for decades, revolutionizing products and processes throughout various industries. Thus, multiple examples can also be found in the space sector, since many characteristics found in biological organisms are also essential for space systems like response-stimuli adaptability, robustness and lightweight construction, autonomy and intelligence, energy efficiency, and self-repair or healing capabilities. This review focuses on biomimetics within the field of aerospace engineering and summarizes existing bio-inspired concepts such as drilling tools (wood wasp ovipositor drilling), telescopes (lobster eye optics), or gasping features (gecko feet adhesion capabilities) that have already been conceptualized, partially tested, and applied within the space sector. A multitude of biological models are introduced and how they may be applicable within the space environment. In particular, this review highlights potential bio-inspired concepts for dealing with the harsh environment of space as well as challenges encountered during rocket launches, space system operations and space exploration activities. Moreover, it covers well-known and new biomimetic concepts for space debris removal and on-orbit operations such as space-based energy production, servicing and repair, and manufacture and assembly. Afterwards, a summary of the challenges associated with biomimetic design is presented to transparently show the constraints and obstacles of transferring biological concepts to technical systems, which need to be overcome to achieve a successful application of a biomimetic design approach. Overall, the review highlights the benefits of a biomimetic design approach and stresses the advantage of biomimetics for technological development as it oftentimes offers an efficient and functional solution that does not sacrifice a system’s reliability or robustness. Nevertheless, it also underlines the difficulties of the biomimetic design approach and offers some suggestions in how to approach this method.

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“…[13][14][15][16][17] The utilization of superhydrophobic surfaces and their inherent self-cleaning properties have been recognized as one of the best effective strategies to combat soiling. 16,18 Such surfaces serve as an active and long-term solution that substantially curtails maintenance expenditures compared to passive-restoration techniques. 14,15 However, it is worth noting that a majority of naturally occurring superhydrophobic surfaces, as well as their synthetic analogues, oen suffer from a deciency in transparency.…”

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“…[29][30][31][32][33] However, certain approaches exhibit drawbacks, such as substrate restrictions, a deciency in transparency, utilization of hazardous uoro-chemicals, and the necessity for intricate or costly manufacturing procedures. 18,34 In addition to the aforementioned techniques, literature has documented alternative methodologies for the production of transparent superhydrophobic surfaces. [35][36][37] These approaches involve a reactive ion etching process (RIE) wherein dewetted metal nanodroplets are utilized as masks.…”

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Compact nanopillar array with enhanced anti-accumulation of multiphase matter on transparent superhydrophobic glass

Wang

Mao²,

Liu

et al. 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A

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A review of self-cleaning technology to reduce dust and ice accumulation in photovoltaic power generation using superhydrophobic coating

Cited by 66 publications

References 158 publications

Biomimetic superhydrophobic metal/nonmetal surface manufactured by etching methods: A mini review

Biomimetic superhydrophobic metal/nonmetal surface manufactured by etching methods: A mini review

Biomimetics for innovative and future-oriented space applications - A review

Compact nanopillar array with enhanced anti-accumulation of multiphase matter on transparent superhydrophobic glass

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