Combating fogging with selective sunlight nano-absorbers

A nanoscopically thin gold coating at the optical percolation threshold was fabricated using scalable methods. Despite its extreme thinness, the film absorbs about 30% of the solar radiation while being transparent. The resulting photoinduced heating prevents or mitigates fogging on transparent surf...

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Published inNature nanotechnology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 109 - 110
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2023
Nature Publishing Group
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Chemistry and Materials Science
Fogging
Gold coatings
Hydrophobic surfaces
Laboratories
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Optical properties
Percolation
Radiation
Research Briefing
Solar energy
Solar radiation
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Summary:A nanoscopically thin gold coating at the optical percolation threshold was fabricated using scalable methods. Despite its extreme thinness, the film absorbs about 30% of the solar radiation while being transparent. The resulting photoinduced heating prevents or mitigates fogging on transparent surfaces.
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ISSN:1748-3387
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DOI:10.1038/s41565-022-01269-z