Recent advances in antireflective surfaces based on nanostructure arrays
Reducing the reflection and improving the transmission or absorption of light from wide angles of incidence in a broad wavelength range are crucial for enhancing the performance of the optical, optoelectronic, and electro-optical devices. Inspired by the structures of the insect compound eyes, nanos...
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| Published in | Materials horizons Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 37 - 53 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.01.2015
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Reducing the reflection and improving the transmission or absorption of light from wide angles of incidence in a broad wavelength range are crucial for enhancing the performance of the optical, optoelectronic, and electro-optical devices. Inspired by the structures of the insect compound eyes, nanostructure arrays (NSAs) have been developed as effective antireflective surfaces, which exhibit promising broadband and quasi-omnidirectional antireflective properties together with multifunctions. This review summarizes the recent advances in the fabrication and performance of antireflective surfaces based on NSAs of a wide variety of materials including silicon and non-silicon materials. The applications of the NSA-based antireflective surfaces in solar cells, light emitting diodes, detection, and imaging are highlighted. The remaining challenges along with future trends in NSA-based antireflective surfaces are also discussed.
This review summarizes recent advances in the fabrication, performance, and applications of antireflective surfaces based on nanostructure arrays (NSAs) of silicon and non-silicon materials. The remaining challenges in NSA-based antireflective surfaces are also discussed. |
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| Bibliography: | His current research is focused on the controlled synthesis and assembly of functional micro- and nanostructures by colloidal chemical methods and bio-inspired approaches, with particular attention paid to their applications in energy conversion and storage. Limin Qi received his PhD degree from Peking University in 1998. He then went to the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces to work as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2000, he joined the College of Chemistry at Peking University, where he has been a full professor since 2004. He is an advisory board member of Advanced Functional Materials Jinguang Cai received his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry from Peking University in 2013 under the supervision of Prof. Limin Qi. Currently, he is working at China Academy of Engineering Physics as an assistant professor. His present research interest is mainly focused on the development of novel nanostructured materials for energy conversion. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and |
| ISSN: | 2051-6347 2051-6355 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c4mh00140k |