Accurate estimation of the optical properties of nanofluids for solar energy harvesting using the null-collision forward Monte Carlo method

ZY Zhu, H Qi, ZT Niu, JW Shi, BH Gao, YT Ren - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofluid is commonly used in solar energy systems for its excellent physical properties. Its
optical properties play an important role in enhancing the performance of the solar energy …

Measuring the refractive index and sub-nanometre surface functionalisation of nanoparticles in suspension

NMC Mulkerns, WH Hoffmann, J Ramos-Soriano… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Direct measurements to determine the degree of surface coverage of nanoparticles by
functional moieties are rare, with current strategies requiring a high level of expertise and …

Determining number concentrations and diameters of polystyrene particles by measuring the effective refractive index of colloids using surface plasmon resonance

J Tuoriniemi, B Moreira, G Safina - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The capabilities of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for characterization of colloidal
particles were evaluated for 100, 300, and 460 nm nominal diameter polystyrene (PS) …

On the extinction coefficient of light in non-absorbing nanoparticle suspensions

R Márquez-Islas, A García-Valenzuela - Applied Optics, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We assess the validity and possible use of a simple formula for the complex effective
refractive index of a colloidal suspension of very small particles obtained from the quasi …

Adsorption independent silver colloids index measurement with metal-cladding optical waveguide

Y Lu, H Deng, F Liu, B Shu, X Deng, Y Zhai, X Gong… - Optik, 2022 - Elsevier
The refractive index measurements of silver nanoparticles colloids can provide chemical
composition and nanostructure details. Although the standard surface plasmon resonance …

[PDF][PDF] Nanoparticle Characterisation and Refractive Index Sensing Via Backscattering Interferometry

N Mulkerns - 2022 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
Nanoparticles are a diverse subset of nanomaterials with a plethora of uses in areas such as
therapeutics, diagnostics, optical materials design, catalysis, and metal sensing to name just …