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December 8, 2025ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Superhydrophilic Self-Cleaning Coatings Based on Zwitterionic Brush-Silica with High Transmittance and Durability for Photovoltaic Panels

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YZYue ZhangXBXinyu BuJPJianwen Peng

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Results demonstrate that superhydrophilic coatings improve PV panel efficiency by 82%, suggesting durability against surface contamination and fogging.

Key Points

  • Coatings achieve 82% recovery in photovoltaic panel efficiency post-contamination, indicating superior self-cleaning capabilities.
  • High durability and superhydrophilicity are maintained despite surface contamination and fogging.
  • Free-radical polymerization was employed to synthesize a zwitterionic brush resin that enhances coating properties.
  • Enhancements may enable broader applications for self-cleaning technology in solar energy production.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694020d72d562116f28fa66ahttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c16556
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