Low cost selective solar absorber coatings: Characteristics of carbon-in-silica synthesized with sol-gel technique

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-43

  Katumba, G ^a   Lu, J ^b   Olumekor, L ^a   Westin, G ^b   Wackelgard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon silica synthesis; Selective solar absorbers

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SOL-GELS; SPIN COATING;

METHYL TRIMETHOXYSILANE (MTES); PRECURSOR COMPOSITES; SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS;

COATINGS;

EID: 25444501228     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-005-4793-4     Document Type: Article

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