Structural investigation of ultra–Broadband disk-shaped resonator solar absorber structure based on CNT–TiC composites for solar energy harvesting

AHM Almawgani, D Agravat, SK Patel, M Irfan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, various structures are investigated to utilize more solar energy. From that
two structures are discussed in terms of their applications. The optimized structure prevents …

[HTML][HTML] Solar selective coatings for evacuated flat plate collectors: Optimisation and efficiency robustness analysis

D De Maio, C D'Alessandro, A Caldarelli… - Solar energy materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three Cr 2 O 3/Cr based multilayer coatings were designed, optimised, and sputter-
deposited. The selective solar absorbers presented in this study were specifically …

Novel green synthesized Cr2O3 for selective solar absorber: Investigation of structural, morphological, chemical, and optical properties

MG Tsegay, HG Gebretinsae, GG Welegergs, M Maaza… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Cost-effective and eco-friendly Cr 2 O 3 spectrally selective solar absorber nanocoatings
prepared by an entirely green process on polished Copper (Cu) substrate is presented. The …

Low emissivity thin film coating to enhance the thermal conversion efficiency of selective solar absorber in high vacuum flat plate collectors

A Caldarelli, E Gaudino, D De Luca, U Farooq… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial heat and cooling applications are an essential fraction of the overall energy
demand, mainly produced by fossil fuels. Solar thermal energy production can satisfy such a …

Upper bound efficiency for thermal radiation energy conversion by using spectrally selective electrical, chemical and mechanical work extractors

V Badescu - Physica Scripta, 2023 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The maximum work content factor ${\kappa} _ {U, i}^{+} $ of the incoming thermal radiation
energy depends on the temperatures of the radiation source, work extractor and …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of energy and exergy efficiencies in high vacuum flat plate photovoltaic–thermal (PV–T) collectors

D De Luca, A Caldarelli, E Gaudino, E Di Gennaro… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
This work deals with the performance evaluation of novel flat photovoltaic–thermal (PV–T)
modules under vacuum. Through a 1D (dimensional) steady-state-energy-balance …

[HTML][HTML] High vacuum flat plate photovoltaic-thermal (HV PV-T) collectors: Efficiency analysis

D De Luca, P Strazzullo, E Di Gennaro, A Caldarelli… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Through a numerical model developed in MATLAB, we investigate the performance of a
novel hybrid flat plate photovoltaic-thermal collector under high-vacuum (HV PV-T) to …

Multilayers for efficient thermal energy conversion in high vacuum flat solar thermal panels

D De Maio, C D'Alessandro, A Caldarelli, D De Luca… - Thin Solid Films, 2021 - Elsevier
Multilayer absorbers based on Cr 2 O 3 and Cr, designed to improve the solar-to-thermal
conversion efficiency at mid temperatures in high vacuum flat thermal panel, are fabricated …

Effect of rotational speed on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of biosynthesized Nickel Oxide thin films for selective solar absorber nanocoatings

HG Gebretinsae, MG Tsegay, GG Welegergs, M Maaza… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents a simple and low-cost green synthesized single-layer NiO selective
solar absorber nanocoating prepared by spin coating on a Cu substrate at different …

Near-Ideal Copper Oxide Heterostructure Design for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

MJ Hong, MS Kim, SB Lee, SK Kim… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation through water splitting
has gained significant attention as a carbon-free solar-to-energy conversion strategy …