Optical properties of ZrB2 porous architectures

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 608-615

  Sani, Elisa ^a   Landi, Elena ^b   Sciti, Diletta ^b   Medri, Valentina ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borides; Concentrating solar power; Freeze casting; Optical properties; Solar absorbers

Indexed keywords

BORIDES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; FREEZE CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POROUS CERAMIC MATERIALS; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS; VOLUMETRIC SOLAR RECEIVERS;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84946208596     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.09.068     Document Type: Article

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