Developments in the synthesis of flat plate solar selective absorber materials via sol–gel methods: A review

A Amri, ZT Jiang, T Pryor, CY Yin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a great demand for low-cost and environmentally friendly techniques for
synthesizing high quality solar selective absorber (SSA) coatings. Such coatings are …

Experimental and numerical study on the potential of a new radiative cooling paint boosted by SiO2 microparticles for energy saving

K Jiang, K Zhang, Z Shi, H Li, B Wu, O Mahian, Y Zhu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we prepared a radiative cooling paint by adding polymethylpentene to acrylic
resin mixed with SiO 2 microparticles. To improve the cooling performance of the radiative …

Materials for radiative cooling: a review

R Family, MP Mengüç - Procedia environmental sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Buildings use more than one-third of the total energy consumed in counties within the
Mediterranean climate zones like in Turkey. During the summer months, the absorption of …

Green nanotechnology

GB Smith - Nanostructured thin films IV, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Nanotechnology, in particular nanophotonics, is proving essential to achieving green
outcomes of sustainability and renewable energy at the scales needed. Coatings …

A review on surface control of thermal radiation by paints and coatings for new energy applications

S Wijewardane, DY Goswami - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Emission of thermal radiation from a surface can be controlled spectrally and spatially, and
the polarization and coherence of the radiation field can be modified. Of the various methods …

Heat transfer—A review of 2004 literature

RJ Goldstein, WE Ibele, SV Patankar, TW Simon… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present review covers the heat transfer literature published in 2004 in English
language, including some translations of foreign language papers. Though extensive, some …

Design of thermo-chromic glazing windows considering energy consumption and visual comfort for cellular offices

C Haratoka, RA Yalcin, H Erturk - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Optical behavior of thermo-chromic glazings can be modulated with changing temperature
based on phase transmission of embedded pigments. Such pigmented glazings can be …

Semi-analytical technique for the design of disordered coatings with tailored optical properties

B Rishi Mishra, N Jo Varghese, K Sasihithlu - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Disordered media coatings are finding increasing use in applications such as day-time
radiative cooling paints and solar thermal absorber plate coatings which require tailored …

Low cost selective solar absorber coatings: characteristics of carbon-in-silica synthesized with sol-gel technique

G Katumba, J Lu, L Olumekor, G Westin… - Journal of sol-gel …, 2005 - Springer
Carbon-silica composite films have been fabricated using sol-gel synthesis of silica-carbon
precursor composites, followed by carbonization in an inert atmosphere. Four categories of …

[HTML][HTML] Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems

X Wang, X Yu, S Fu, E Lee, K Kekalo… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We present a systematic approach for the design and optimization of nanoparticle-
pigmented solar selective absorbers for operation at 750 C. Using the scattering and …