Abstract:
The antireflective (AR) film on borosilicate glass was prepared by a neutral solution etching process in this work. After immersing in the neutral solution composed of Na2HPO4 and AlCl3 at 95 °C for 6 h, the average optical transmittance (400-900 nm) of the glass increased from 91.97% to 98.97%, the average reflectivity decreased to 1.41% and the reflectivity was only 0.85% at center wavelength. In order to improve the weatherability of the sample, the coated sample was retreated by perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (FAS) at a low concentration. The resistant test of the sample etching in 1 mol/L HCl solution for 7 d showed that the average optical transmittance (400-900 nm) of the glass retreated by FAS was still 95.44%. It means that the weatherability of the coated samples is improved by retreating with FAS and the using life of a AR film on borosilicate glass can be prolonged.