Antireflective surface structures in glass by self-assembly of SiO2 nanoparticles and wet etching

Opt Express. 2013 Aug 26;21(17):20254-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.020254.

Abstract

We describe the fabrication of an antireflective surface structure with sub-wavelength dimensions on a glass surface using scalable low-cost techniques involving sol-gel coating, thermal annealing, and wet chemical etching. The glass surface structure consists of sand dune like protrusions with 250 nm periodicity and a maximum peak-to-valley height of 120 nm. The antireflective structure increases the transmission of the glass up to 0.9% at 700 nm, and the transmission remains enhanced over a wide spectral range and for a wide range of incident angles. Our measurements reveal a strong polarization dependence of the transmission change.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't