Photothermal conversion characteristics of gold nanoparticle dispersions

Solar Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-147

  Zhang, Hui ^a,b   Chen, Hui Jiuan ^b   Du, Xiaoze ^a   Wen, Dongsheng ^b,c  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticle; Nanofluids; Photo thermal conversion; Plasmonic nanoparticle; Solar collector; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LOWEST PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; NANOFLUIDS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO-THERMAL CONVERSIONS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE; SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOFLUIDICS; PLASMONS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

GOLD;

ABSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84890959640     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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