Photothermal response of CVD synthesized carbon (nano)spheres/aqueous nanofluids for potential application in direct solar absorption collectors: A preliminary investigation

Nanotechnology, Science and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-59

  Poinern, Gérrard Eddy Jai ^a   Brundavanam, Sridevi ^a   Shah, Monaliben ^a   Laava, Iafeta ^a   Fawcett, Derek ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanospheres; Nanofluids; Photothermal; Solar absorption

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CARBON NANOSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE; NITROGEN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; APPARATUS; AQUEOUS NANOFLUID; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FURNACE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; MASS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR ABSORPTION; SOLAR ABSORPTION COLLECTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84864855461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11778903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/nsa.s34166     Document Type: Article

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