A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers

Cao, Feng; McEnaney, Kenneth; Chen, Gang; Ren, Zhifeng

doi:10.1039/c3ee43825b

Title: A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers

Journal Article · Wed Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ee43825b· OSTI ID:1384135

Cao, Feng ^[1]; McEnaney, Kenneth ^[2]; Chen, Gang ^[2]; Ren, Zhifeng ^[1]

Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Spectrally selective solar absorbers harvest solar energy in the form of heat. Solar absorbers using cermet-based coatings reflect a high absorptance of the solar spectrum and a low emittance in the infrared (IR) regime. Extensive work has been done to optimize cermet-based solar absorbers to achieve high performance by exploring different cermet (ceramic–metal composite) materials and film configurations through different preparation techniques such as electrodeposition, sputtering, pulsed laser deposition, and solution-based methods. Here in this work, we review the progress of cermet-based spectrally selective absorbers with high solar absorptance and low thermal emittance, such as Cr₂O₃, Al₂O₃, AlN, SiO₂, and ZrO₂ based cermets as absorption layers. We also present an outlook for cermet-based spectrally selective absorbers with high thermal stability and high conversion efficiency from sunlight to heat.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577; EE0005806

OSTI ID:: 1384135

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 7, Issue 5; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 1754-5692

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