Solar absorbers using 1D and 2D periodic nanostructured nickel films

Ahmad, N; Stokes, J; Cryan, M J

Abstract

This paper presents results obtained from finite difference time domain and transfer matrix method modelling of nickel thin films. It is shown that by adding a periodic 1D grating to the surface of the nickel its optical absorption over the 300 nm–1000 nm spectral range can be dramatically increased. 2D gratings show excellent polarization independence making them ideally suited to high temperature solar thermal applications.

Citation

Ahmad, N., Stokes, J., & Cryan, M. J. (2014). Solar absorbers using 1D and 2D periodic nanostructured nickel films. Journal of Optics, 16(12), Article 125003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/16/12/125003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Oct 22, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Optics
• Print ISSN: 2040-8978
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 12
• Article Number: 125003
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/16/12/125003
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/901191
• Publisher URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2040-8978/16/12/125003/meta
• Contract Date: Jun 29, 2018