Annealing effect on the optical properties and interdiffusion of MgO/Zr/MgO multilayered selective solar absorber coatings

Solar Energy

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-130

  Nuru, Z Y ^a,b   Perez, D ^c   Kaviyarasu, K ^a,b   Vantomme, A ^c   Maaza, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^c KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Interdiffusion; Optical properties; Spectral selectivity; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COATINGS; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); MAGNESIA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ZIRCONIUM;

E BEAM EVAPORATION; EFFECT OF ANNEALING; MULTI-LAYERED COATINGS; SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBER; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EMITTANCE;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ABSORPTION; ANNEALING; COATING; DIFFUSION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOLAR POWER; STEEL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84938259445     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.07.022     Document Type: Article

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