Micro solar energy harvesting using thin film selective absorber coating and thermoelectric generators

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 995-1004

  Ogbonnaya, Emmanuel ^a   Gunasekaran, Alfred ^b   Weiss, Leland ^a  

^a Louisiana Tech University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRITE STRUCTURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; FINAL TEMPERATURES; SELECTIVE ABSORBER COATINGS; SELECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ABILITY TESTING; COATINGS; COPPER; ENERGY HARVESTING; HEAT FLUX; REDUCTION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; THIN FILMS;

NICKEL COATINGS;

EID: 84879694740     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-012-1687-6     Document Type: Article

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