Highly efficient and durable solar thermal energy harvesting <i>via</i> scalable hierarchical coatings inspired by stony corals
Juan F. Torres, Kaoru Tsuda, Yasushi Murakami, Yifan Guo, Sahar Hosseini, Charles-Alexis Asselineau, Mahdiar Taheri, Kurt Drewes, Antonio Tricoli, Wojciech Lipiński, Joe Coventry
Abstract
Stony coral morphology inspires ultra-stable sunlight absorber structure with highest reported absorptance for high-temperature solar thermal applications.
Topics & Concepts
AbsorptanceThermalSunlightMaterials scienceScalabilitySolar energyEngineering physicsEnvironmental scienceOptoelectronicsEcologyGeographyComputer sciencePhysicsOpticsMeteorologyReflectivityBiologyDatabaseSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies