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    Investigation of light transmittance of coatings containing sio2 and tio2 nano-particle made by electrospinning technique
    (2022-04-07) EKREN, NAZMİ; SAĞLAM, ŞAFAK; SARKIN A. S., EKREN N., SAĞLAM Ş.
    The electrospinning technique is a coating method with controllable parameters. This study aims to make a coating that increases light transmission, reduces reflection, and has self-cleaning properties on laboratory slide glasses by the electrospinning method. Studies in the literature were investigated that had been used SiO2, TiO2, polymers for it. PLA and PMMA were used as polymers, SiO2 and TiO2 were used as nanoparticles, and Chloroform was used as the solvent. Solutions were prepared at different mixtures and ratios. The solutions were applied with different electrospinning parameters. The coatings were examined in terms of surface adhesion and surface distribution, and some were found to be successful. The light transmittance was the highest with 66.2% in solution-6 containing 1.6 g PLA and 0.05 g SiO2. In coatings containing SiO2 and TiO2, the light transmittance of solution-7 with 1.6 g PLA, 0.025 g SiO2, and 0.025 g TiO2 was 64.8%, and solution-10 with 2 g PLA and 0.05 g SiO2, and 0.05 g TiO2 had 64.4% light transmission.
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    A Hydrophobic antireflective and antidust coating with $\text{SiO}_2$ and $\text{TiO}_2$ nanoparticles using a new 3-D printing method for photovoltaic panels
    (2022-07-01) EKREN, NAZMİ; SAĞLAM, ŞAFAK; Ekren N., Sarkin A. S., Sağlam Ş.
    The main outdoor factors that reduce the efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) panel are the reflection and refraction of light, dirt, dust, and organic waste accumulating on the panel surface. In this article, an antireflection, self-cleaning coating was applied on the PV panel cover glass with a new method. With the coating, the surface has been given a hydrophobic feature. As a coating method, a 3-D printer has not been seen in the literature and used as a new method. The electrospinning method has also been tried as an alternative method. Solutions in different combinations were developed using polylactic acid or polymethylmethacrylate polymer, chloroform ($\text{CHCl}_3$) as a solvent, and silicon dioxide ($\text{SiO}_2$) and titanium dioxide ($\text{TiO}_2$) nanoparticles as primary materials in a modified 3-D printer for bioprinting. Five PV panels were obtained by applying different 3-D parameters from three solutions, which have the best results. Coating thicknesses are in the range of 3.12-8.47 mu m. Coated and uncoated PV panels were tested in outdoor conditions for ten-day periods. The power outputs of the PV panels were measured, and their ten-day average efficiency was presented. According to the results, the highest efficiency increase is 8.7%. The highest light transmittance is 88.2% at 550 nm. In addition, hydrophobic properties were observed on all surfaces and the water contact angle was measured as 96.18 degrees.