Ultra-Wideband and Wide-Angle Perfect Solar Energy Absorber Based on Titanium and Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Nanoarray Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structural Design of Broadband Perfect Solar Energy Absorber
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Reference | Structure | Absorption Range | Wavelength Range With Absorption Rate More than 90% | Maximal/Average Absorption Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
[36] | TiN and TiO2 disc | 0.316–1.426 μm | 1.11 μm | 99.8%/93% |
[37] | SiO2 and TiN disc | 0.516–2.696 μm | 2.18 μm | 99%/~ |
[38] | SiO2 sphere and Ge | 1.283–2.830 μm | 1.547 μm | 98%/88% |
[39] | Metal–dielectric–metal | 0.3–1.1 μm | 0.8 μm | 99.5%/91.6% |
[40] | SiO2 and TiO2 cubes | 0.405–1.505 μm | 1.1 μm | 99.9%/95.1% |
This work | SiO2 sphere and Ti | 0.596–4.102 μm | 3.506 μm | 99.74%/94.3% |
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Wu, P.; Wei, K.; Xu, D.; Chen, M.; Zeng, Y.; Jian, R. Ultra-Wideband and Wide-Angle Perfect Solar Energy Absorber Based on Titanium and Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Nanoarray Structure. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11082040
Wu P, Wei K, Xu D, Chen M, Zeng Y, Jian R. Ultra-Wideband and Wide-Angle Perfect Solar Energy Absorber Based on Titanium and Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Nanoarray Structure. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(8):2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11082040
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Pinghui, Kaihua Wei, Danyang Xu, Musheng Chen, Yongxi Zeng, and Ronghua Jian. 2021. "Ultra-Wideband and Wide-Angle Perfect Solar Energy Absorber Based on Titanium and Silicon Dioxide Colloidal Nanoarray Structure" Nanomaterials 11, no. 8: 2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11082040