Preparation and characterization of carbon/nickel oxide nanocomposite coatings for solar absorber applications

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 7174-7180

  Roro, Kittessa T ^a   Tile, Ngcali ^a,b   Forbes, Andrew ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Selective surfaces; Sol gel preparation; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHELATION; COATINGS; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THIN FILMS;

GRAPHITIC CARBON FILMS; HEATING TEMPERATURES; INTEGRATED INTENSITIES; NANO-COMPOSITE COATING; OPTICAL SELECTIVITY; SELECTIVE SURFACE; SOL - GEL SYNTHESIS; SOL GEL PREPARATIONS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84861096503     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.04.029     Document Type: Article

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