A metal nanoparticle assembly with broadband absorption and suppressed thermal radiation for enhanced solar steam generation
Dawei Ding, Hu Wu, Xiaoping He, Fan Yang, Chuanbo Gao, Yadong Yin, Shujiang Ding
Abstract
The efficiency of solar steam generation is boosted by broadband solar absorption and suppressed thermal radiation loss of a nickel-nanoparticle-based spectrally selective absorber.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBroadbandAbsorption (acoustics)RadiationNanoparticleThermalOptoelectronicsThermal radiationMetalOpticsNanotechnologyComposite materialMetallurgyMeteorologyPhysicsThermodynamicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques