High-performance solution-processed plasmonic Ni nanochain-Al 2O3 selective solar thermal absorbers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Xiaoxin ^a   Li, Haofeng ^a   Yu, Xiaobai ^a   Shi, Xiaoling ^a   Liu, Jifeng ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERMET COATINGS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; GRADED INDEX; MIDINFRARED; NANOCHAINS; PLASMONIC; PLASMONICS; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SOLAR THERMAL ABSORBERS; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; THERMAL EMITTANCE;

COATINGS; PLASMONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84870030211     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4766730     Document Type: Article

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