Suitability of layered Ti3SiC2 and Zr3[Al(si)]4C6 ceramics as high temperature solar absorbers for solar energy applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 252-260

  Fang, Zhenggang ^a   Lu, Chunhua ^a   Guo, Chaopeng ^a   Lu, Yi ^a   Gao, Dongshan ^a   Ni, Yaru ^a   Kou, Jiahui ^a   Xu, Zhongzi ^a   Li, Peiwen ^b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Solar absorbers; Spectral selectivity; Ti3SiC2; Zr3 Al(Si) 4C6

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CARBIDES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SINTERING; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HOT PRESSED SINTERING; SELECTIVE ABSORPTION; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TI3SIC2; ZR3[AL(SI)]4C6;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84928668119     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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