Developments in the synthesis of flat plate solar selective absorber materials via sol-gel methods: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 316-328

  Amri, Amun ^a,b   Jiang, Zhong Tao ^b   Pryor, Trevor ^b   Yin, Chun Yang ^b,c   Djordjevic, Sinisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIAU   (Indonesia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flat plate; Sol gel; Solar energy; Solar selective absorber

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; FLAT PLATE; HEATING TEMPERATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SOLAR SELECTIVE ABSORBER; SYNTHESIS PROCESS;

SOL-GELS;

EID: 84901056086     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.062     Document Type: Review

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