Review of physical vapor deposited (PVD) spectrally selective coatings for mid- and high-temperature solar thermal applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-23

  Selvakumar, N ^a   Barshilia, Harish C ^a  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Evaporation; High temperature solar selective coatings; Mid temperature solar selective coatings; Physical vapor deposition; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER COATINGS; ABSORPTANCE; ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; DEPOSITED COATINGS; DIRECT METHOD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FLAT PLATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT; LOW EMITTANCE; OXYNITRIDES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITED; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITED COATINGS; PVD COATINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SELECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SOLAR HOT WATER; SOLAR SELECTIVE COATING; SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS; SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL EMITTANCE; TRANSITION METAL NITRIDES; TUBE COLLECTOR; WET CHEMICAL ROUTE; WET CHEMICALS;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; COATINGS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EVAPORATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITRIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SPUTTERING; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; VAPORS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84855328618     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.028     Document Type: Review

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