Chapter 7:Nanostructured Self cleaning Coating with Antireflection Properties
Self cleaning coatings have attracted more and more interest due to practical applications in the building of glass, solar cells modules, eye glasses and so on. However, the transmission may decrease due to more interfaces inserted between air and glass. Developing a self coating with high transmission is in demand. In this chapter, we have summarized the basic principles of a self cleaning and anti reflection thin film coating. The fabrication route of a self cleaning coating with anti reflection properties can be divided into two types: a bottom up route and a top down method. The bottom up route consists of growing the nanostructure on a glass substrate. The top down method is fabricating nanostructures on the substrate using physical or chemical etching.