Optimization of an industrial DC magnetron sputtering process for graded composition solar thermal absorbing layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-328

  Zhao, Shuxi ^a   Avendaño, Esteban ^a   Gelin, Kristina ^a   Lu, Jun ^a   Wäckelgård, Ewa ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Graded index coating; Solar thermal absorber; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

ARGON; COATINGS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ARGON FLOW; GRADED INDEX COATING; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SOLAR THERMAL ABSORBERS;

MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

EID: 28244455266     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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