Fabrication of subwavelength structured surfaces via electrospray deposition of nanobeads

M. Heilmann; M. Pfeffer; Y. Yamagata; S.-Y. Morita

doi:10.2971/jeos.2010.10023

Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid publications, Vol 5 (2010)

Fabrication of subwavelength structured surfaces via electrospray deposition of nanobeads

M. Heilmann, M. Pfeffer, Y. Yamagata, S.-Y. Morita

Abstract

The usability of electrospray deposition (ESD) to form antireflection structured (ARS) surfaces was studied experimentally. Subwavelength structured (SWS) surfaces were produced by depositing nanobeads with diameters of 50 nm onto glass substrates covered with an ITO-Film. The reflectance from the substrates could be decreased about nearly 3% with an onesided ARS surface.

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