Microtopographic inspection of Cr-Cr2O3 cermet solar absorbers

Manuel Filipe M. Costa; Vasco Teixeira; Clarisse M. Nunes

doi:10.1117/12.367561

11 October 1999 Microtopographic inspection of Cr-Cr2O3 cermet solar absorbers

Manuel Filipe M. Costa, Vasco Teixeira, Clarisse M. Nunes

Proceedings Volume 3789, Solar Optical Materials XVI; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.367561
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The importance of renewable energy sources is currently attracting widespread attention due to the limited availability of fuels and major environmental impacts. A great deal of effort is put our days on the development of new efficient solar energy collectors either by quantum or thermal conversion. On this communication we will refers just to thermal converters focusing on the roughness and microtopographic inspection of surface thin films and spectrally selective coatings. Physically Vapor Deposited coatings like sputter deposited metal oxide and nitride thin multilayered and graded ones can be used in spectrally selective surfaces for thermal collectors and energy- efficient windows.

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Manuel Filipe M. Costa, Vasco Teixeira, and Clarisse M. Nunes "Microtopographic inspection of Cr-Cr2O3 cermet solar absorbers", Proc. SPIE 3789, Solar Optical Materials XVI, (11 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.367561

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