Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mercatelli, Luca ^a   Sani, Elisa ^a   Zaccanti, Giovanni ^b   Martelli, Fabrizio ^b   Ninni, Paola Di ^b   Barison, Simona ^c   Pagura, Cesare ^c   Agresti, Filippo ^c   Jafrancesco, David ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NANOHORNS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); CARBON NANOTUBES; GLYCOLS;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; ABSORPTION PROPERTY; CARBON NANOHORN; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; NANOFLUIDS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOHORN; SCATTERED LIGHT; SCATTERING PROPERTY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84255194057     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-282     Document Type: Article

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