Carbonated water droplets on a dusty hydrophobic surface

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Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 7144
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Hydrophobized metallic meshes can ease water droplet rolling

Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Hussain Al-Qahtani and Anwaruddin Siddiqui Mohammed

Soft Matter, 2021, 17, 7311
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Droplet fluid infusion into a dust layer in relation to self-cleaning

Ghassan Hassan, Bekir Sami Yilbas and Hussain Al-Qahtani

RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32034
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Dynamics of droplet motion over hydrophobic surfaces with functionalized and non-functionalized ferro particles

Ghassan Hassan, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Hussain Al-Qahtani and Abdullah Al-Sharafi

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 34866
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Elasticity and damping ratio measurement of droplets on super-hydrophobic surfaces

Yukai Sun, Yelong Zheng, Le Song, Peiyuan Sun, Meirong Zhao, Yixiong Zhou and Clarence Augustine TH Tee

R. Soc. open sci., 2022, 9
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Optimization analysis of droplet dust removal mass on tilted superhydrophobic surface based on regulating PV tilt angle and drop height

Dong Zhang, Chengtao Yan, Jianhua Bai, Kai Yu, Jingrui Zhang, Jinchao Ji and Zhoujian An

Solar Energy, 2023, 265, 112077
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Dynamic behaviors of water droplets on superhydrophobic polyester films and woven and knitted fabrics

Ji Min Lee, Suhyun Lee and Chung Hee Park

Textile Research Journal, 2022, 92, 4450
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Dust mitigation strategies concerning solar energy applications: A comprehensive review

Ghassan Hassan, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Abdullah Al-Sharafi, Fahad Al-Sulaiman and Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar

Solar Energy, 2024, 277, 112728
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Dust removal from metallic plate via moving charged droplet in non-uniform electric field

Debabrat Biswal, Sunil Kumar Saroj, Bahni Ray, Debabrata Dasgupta, Rochish M. Thaokar and Y.S. Mayya

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 695, 162725
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Water droplet can mitigate dust from hydrophobized micro-post array surfaces

Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Al-Qahtani Hussain, Ghassan Hassan and Johnny Ebaika Adukwu

Sci Rep, 2021, 11
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Progress in Studies of Surface Nanotextures and Coatings with Nanomaterials on Glass for Anti-Dust Functionality

Liyong Wang, Mingming Liu, Yongling Wu and Hongyu Zheng

Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 3677
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Designing lotus-like superhydrophobic self-cleaning surface using carbon nanotubes

Shubham Rahal, Moutushi Dutta Choudhury, Sarit K. Das, Devranjan Samanta and Prabhat K. Agnihotri

Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36
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Droplet cleaning method and water consumption analysis for superhydrophobic solar photovoltaic glass

Zhang Dong, Liu Chang, Yu Kai, Yan Chengtao, Shen Yongqian, An Zhoujian and Jing Jinlong

Solar Energy, 2022, 235, 94
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Superhydrophobic SiO2/Trimethylchlorosilane Coating for Self-Cleaning Application of Construction Materials

Aliya Kurbanova, Nurbala Myrzakhmetova, Nazgul Akimbayeva, Kazhmukhan Kishibayev, Marzhan Nurbekova, Yernar Kanagat, Arailym Tursynova, Tomiris Zhunussova, Aidar Seralin, Rabiga Kudaibergenova, Zhexenbek Toktarbay and Olzat Toktarbaiuly

Coatings, 2022, 12, 1422
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A Water Droplet Impact on a Hydrophobic Soft Surface

Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Bekir Sami Yilbas and Hussain Al-Qahtani

Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2021, 143
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Carbon quantum dots-driven surface morphology transformation towards superhydrophobic poly(lactic acid) film

Yunfeng Guo, Xin Sun, Bai Xue, Ying Zhou, Lan Xie and Qiang Zheng

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2023, 656, 130547
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A review of transparent superhydrophobic materials and their research in the field of photovoltaic dust removal

Haihong Niu, Suikang Luo, Xiaoyu Yao, Tianwen Li, Ming Ai, Ru Zhou, Huan Wang, Lei Wan, Yaoning Du, Liangliang Hu, Baomin Xu and Jingzhang Xu

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2023, 166, 107741
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Dust mitigation by rolling water droplets from hydrophobic surfaces

Bekir Sami Yilbas, Ghassan Hassan, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Abdullah Al-Sharafi and A.Z. Sahin

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021, 22, 100825
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A review of various self-cleaning surfaces, durability and functional applications on building exteriors

Guanyu Liu, Tianzheng Zhao, Hailiang Fei, Fen Li, Wenya Guo, Zhaolin Yao and Zhen Feng

Construction and Building Materials, 2023, 409, 134084
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Contaminant Removal from Nature’s Self-Cleaning Surfaces

Sreehari Perumanath, Rohit Pillai and Matthew K. Borg

Nano Lett., 2023, 23, 4234
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A state-of-the-art review on the multifunctional self-cleaning nanostructured coatings for PV panels, CSP mirrors and related solar devices

Deepanjana Adak, Raghunath Bhattacharyya and Harish C. Barshilia

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 159, 112145
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Hydrophobic or superhydrophobic modification of cement-based materials: A systematic review

Jihui Zhao, Xuan Gao, Siying Chen, Houquan Lin, Zhihao Li and Xiaojie Lin

Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022, 243, 110104
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A three-layer superhydrophobic coatings inspired by human scalp structure with excellent anti-reflection and durable effects for photovoltaic applications

Ping Wang, Jingya Zeng, Xinlong Yan, Pingjunjin Tan, Manbo Wang, Yushi Zheng, Yue Shen, Jinghan Chen, Yongjie Nie and Siyang Liu

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 414, 137605
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A water droplet-cleaning of a dusty hydrophobic surface: influence of dust layer thickness on droplet dynamics

Ghassan Hassan, Bekir S. Yilbas, Saeed Bahatab, Abdullah Al-Sharafi and Hussain Al-Qahtani

Sci Rep, 2020, 10
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Experimental and Model Studies of Various Size Water Droplet Impacting on a Hydrophobic Surface

Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Bekir Sami Yilbas, M. Hussain A-Qahtani, Ghassan Hassan, Mubarak Yakubu, Saeed Bahatab and John A. E. Adukwu

Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2021, 143
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Synergistic optimization analysis of droplet cleaning efficiency on photovoltaic surfaces through volume regulation and dust removal dynamic mechanism

Chengtao Yan, Dong Zhang, Luyuan Gong, Denghui Zhao and Zhuorui Li

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2025, 286, 113570
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Modular UV Curing Sol-Gel Coating for Invisible, Levelling and Easy to Clean Multi-Layer Systems

Lucía Florentino Rico, Olga Conejero Iglesias, Ramón Bernardo de la Rua García, Jennifer Moriones Domeño, Jonathan Fernández de Ara and Gonzalo G. Fuentes

Materials, 2023, 16, 5442
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Droplet Impacting on a Hydrophobic Surface: Influence of Surface Wetting State on Droplet Behavior

Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Ghassan Hassan, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Haider Ali and Abdullah Al-Sharafi

Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2020, 142
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A novel method for dust mitigation from PV cell surfaces

Bekir Sami Yilbas, Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Anwaruddin Siddiqui Mohammed and Abdullah Al-Sharafi

Solar Energy, 2021, 225, 708
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