A selective metasurface absorber with an amorphous carbon interlayer for solar thermal applications
- Submitting institution
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University of Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 94979832
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.05.013
- Title of journal
- Nano Energy
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- First page
- 392
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2211-2855
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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10
- Research group(s)
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M - Photonics
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This is the world's first example of a selective solar surface incorporating carbon as an interlayer as part of EPSRC grant (BB/M002969/1). This could enable the structure to be used at very high temperatures where solar thermal converters become very efficient. The paper obtained quite wide press coverage (www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615102538.htm). This paper triggered a comprehensive study of high temperature characterisation of selective surfaces, which has been published in the Journal of Photonics for Energy, title : “Solar Thermal Characterisation of Micro-Patterned High Temperature Selective Surfaces” . A new PhD student starts in 2020 and will move this work towards commercialisation.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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