Research Article
Symmetric Compound Parabolic Concentrator with Indium Tin Oxide Coated Glass as Passive Cooling System for Photovoltaic Application
Table 2
Physical characteristics and optical properties of the ITO coated glass that was used in this study [
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| Physical characteristics |
| Deposition technique | Radio-frequency magnetron sputtering | Coating construction | Single side ITO coating | SiO2 passivation layer between ITO layer and glass substrate | Type of substrate | Polished high quality float glass substrate | Glass thickness | 2.5 mm | ITO layer thickness | 180 nm | Dimensions (length and width) | 300 mm × 200 mm |
| Optical properties |
| Electrically conductive and optically transparent | High visible light transmission (>85%) | High reflecting in the infrared range (>80%) | Uniform transmission homogeneity |
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