[HTML][HTML] A review of high-temperature selective absorbing coatings for solar thermal applications

K Xu, M Du, L Hao, J Mi, Q Yu, S Li - Journal of Materiomics, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar selective absorbing coatings directly harvest solar energy in the form of heat. The
higher temperatures are required to drive higher power-cycle efficiencies in favor of lower …

High‐Entropy Photothermal Materials

CY He, Y Li, ZH Zhou, BH Liu, XH Gao - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract High‐entropy (HE) materials, celebrated for their extraordinary chemical and
physical properties, have garnered increasing attention for their broad applications across …

Enabling highly enhanced solar thermoelectric generator efficiency by a CuCrMnCoAlN-based spectrally selective absorber

X Liu, P Zhao, CY He, WM Wang, BH Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Harvesting solar energy to enhance thermoelectric generator efficiency is a highly effective
strategy. However, it is a grand challenge but essential to increase solar-thermal conversion …

Challenges and Opportunities for Passive Thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, N Warren… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The unsustainable nature of energy‐intensive and environmentally unfriendly traditional air
conditioning systems, compacted with recent climate change effects, show an urgent need …

Selective absorber coatings and technological advancements in performance enhancement for parabolic trough solar collector

AR Asaad Yasseen, S Istvan, F Istvan - Journal of Thermal Science, 2022 - Springer
Parabolic trough solar collector systems are the most advanced concentrating solar power
technology for large-scale power generation purposes. The current work reviews various …

Multi-layer solar selective absorber coatings based on W/WSiAlNx/WSiAlOyNx/SiAlOx for high temperature applications

A Al-Rjoub, L Rebouta, P Costa, LG Vieira - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A simulated and an experimental design of multilayer solar selective absorber coatings for
high temperature applications is presented in this study. The optical tandem is composed of …

Optical properties and thermal stability evaluation of solar absorbers enhanced by nanostructured selective coating films

B Liu, C Wang, S Bazri, IA Badruddin, Y Orooji… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, many drastic efforts have been undertaken to attain solar selective
absorber coatings with high thermal stability and performance for better solar energy …

Highly enhanced thermal robustness and photothermal conversion efficiency of solar-selective absorbers enabled by high-entropy alloy nitride MoTaTiCrN nanofilms

CY He, XH Gao, DM Yu, HX Guo… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in high-entropy alloys have spurred many breakthroughs in the fields of
high-temperature materials and optical materials and they provide incredible application …

Recent trends and challenges in developing boride and carbide-based solar absorbers for concentrated solar power

RK Poobalan, HC Barshilia, B Basu - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrating solar power technology has gained increased attention as a source for clean
energy. However, because of low power density, it requires large areas and materials with …

Reinforcement optical performance and thermal tolerance in a TiB2-HfB2-based double-layer spectral selective absorber via a pre-annealing strategy

XL Qiu, CY He, P Zhao, BH Liu, HX Guo, G Liu… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a vital component of existing and emerging solar-thermal technologies, spectrally
selective absorbers (SSA) are currently limited to temperatures under 650° C in vacuum and …