Angular solar absorptance and thermal stability of W/WAlN/WAlON/Al2O3-based solar selective absorber coating

Dan, Atasi and Chattopadhyay, Kamanio and Barshilia, Harish C and Basu, Bikramjit (2016) Angular solar absorptance and thermal stability of W/WAlN/WAlON/Al2O3-based solar selective absorber coating. In: APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, 109 (B). pp. 997-1002.

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Abstract

In this paper, we report the solar absorptance property of a new tandem absorber consisting of layers W/WAlN/WAlON/Al2O3 that holds promise for solar thermal energy harvesting. The coating was prepared by DC/RF magnetron sputtering on stainless steel substrate. The performance of the film was investigated by measuring the reflectance spectra in the wavelength range of 250-2500 nm and most importantly by varying the incident angle from 18 degrees to 68 degrees. The effect of thermal annealing on the optical properties, microstructure and morphology of the solar selective absorber coating was also explored. The thermal annealing of the coating at 350 degrees C till 550 h in air did not result in any significant change in the spectral properties of the absorber coating. The excellent thermal stability and wide range of angular absorptance of this multilayer coating indicate the potential for application as selective coating in mid temperature photothermal conversion systems. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2017 09:54
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2018 17:08
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/55882

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