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 [33].

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