Author(s)

Hu Yao ¹, Zhen Li ¹, Zhichen Tang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Yunnan Open University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China

Corresponding Author

Hu Yao

ABSTRACT

Solar photovoltaic power generation is a key support for China's energy transition and the "Dual Carbon" strategy. To address the problems of high reflection loss, severe power attenuation due to dust accumulation, single function and high-temperature curing requirement of conventional coatings for photovoltaic glass, a room-temperature curable graphene-loaded TiO₂ self-cleaning and antireflective composite coating was developed. This coating increases the light transmittance from 91.7% to 94.2%, achieves a power generation gain of 5%–7.1%, and reduces the power attenuation rate to 0.55%. With both superhydrophilic self-cleaning property and high weather resistance, it significantly reduces operation and maintenance costs, providing a feasible solution for high-efficiency and high-performance photovoltaic systems.

KEYWORDS

Photovoltaic glass; Antireflective coating; Self-cleaning; TiO₂ photocatalysis

CITE THIS PAPER

Hu Yao, Zhen Li, Zhichen Tang. Application of Graphene-Modified Self-Cleaning Antireflective Coating in Photovoltaic Glass. Journal of Materials, Processing and Design (2026). Vol. 10, No.1, 77-82. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jmpd.2026.100110.

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