Advances in approaches and methods for self-cleaning of solar photovoltaic panels

A Syafiq, AK Pandey, NN Adzman, N Abd Rahim - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) installations in desert areas such as Middle East, Africa, four-season
countries and industrial areas suffers from loss in efficiency due to accumulation of dust …

A critical review on fouling influence factors and antifouling coatings for heat exchangers of high-salt industrial wastewater

Z Yan, D Zhou, Q Zhang, Y Zhu, Z Wu - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
High-salt wastewater treatment is one of the hot topics in environmental protection industry.
Under the requirement of “Zero Liquid Discharge”, thermal evaporation is necessary, and it …

Corrosion resistance and long-term durability of super-hydrophobic nickel film prepared by electrodeposition process

S Khorsand, K Raeissi, F Ashrafizadeh - Applied Surface Science, 2014 - Elsevier
A super-hydrophobic nickel film with micro-nano structure was successfully fabricated by
electrodeposition process. By controlling electrodeposition parameters and considering …

Recent progress in fabrication and characterisation of hierarchical biomimetic superhydrophobic structures

BN Sahoo, B Kandasubramanian - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we have reviewed brief ideas of fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and their
important applications, which were discussed in the concluded national/international …

Facile fabrication of durable copper-based superhydrophobic surfaces via electrodeposition

R Jain, R Pitchumani - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic surfaces have myriad industrial applications, yet their practical utilization
has been limited by their poor mechanical durability and longevity. We present a low-cost …

The effects of an inorganic corrosion inhibitor on the electrochemical behavior of superhydrophobic micro-nano structured Ni films in 3.5% NaCl solution

AHN Nezhad, A Davoodi, EM Zahrani… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of hierarchically micro-nano structured superhydrophobic Ni films with
increased surface roughness is known as an attractive corrosion protection strategy …

Liquid/air dynamic behaviors and regulation mechanisms for bioinspired surface

L Zhang, Y Wang, Z Wang, G Liu, Y Guo, X Liu… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Liquid/air accurate regulation has attracted growing attention in recent years for its diverse
potential applications in bio-medicines, heat management, green energy, etc. Natural …

Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic zinc coatings with corrosion resistance via an electrodeposition process

C Hu, X Xie, H Zheng, Y Qing, K Ren - New Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this investigation, we demonstrated a controlled electrodeposition method by varying the
current density to generate hierarchical structures of zinc (Zn) on a carbon steel surface …

Fabrication of robust Ni-based TiO2 composite@ TTOS superhydrophobic coating for wear resistance and anti-corrosion

Y Xiang, Y He, W Tang, H Li, Y Zhang, R Song… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low hardness and poor wear resistance greatly limit the application of superhydrophobic
coatings. In this work, the steel substrate was first subjected to simple sandblasting and acid …

Superhydrophobic and corrosion resistant properties of electrodeposited Ni-TiO2/TMPSi nanocomposite coating

M Salehi, M Mozammel, SM Emarati - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract A superhydrophobic Ni-TiO 2/TMPSi nanocomposite coating was fabricated on a
copper substrate by a two-step process, including simultaneous electrodeposition of Ni-TiO …