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dc.contributor.authorWang, Xinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-16T18:20:32Z
dc.date.available2009-09-16T18:20:32Z
dc.date.issued2009-09-16T18:20:32Z
dc.date.submittedJanuary 2008en_US
dc.identifier.otherDISS-10134en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/1870
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this research is to fabricate solar selective reflector with suitable optical properties and high thermal and chemical stability for using in the photovoltaic thermal window. While the reflector allows some transmittance in visible spectrum, the mid/far infrared light needs to be reflected back into the window minimizing the IR radiation loss. Nickel/alumina composite was proposed as the solar selective reflector. This thesis consists of two parts - one part concerning the fabrication and characterization of solar selective reflector and another dealing with an optical modeling to simulate the optical properties of the solar selective reflector. The alumina serves as a template for the formation of the oblated nickel nanoparticles, ca. 300nm in diameter with its length ranging from 109 to 245 nm. The Maxwell-Garnett theory was used to simulate the transmittance curve. The calculated curve shows fairly good agreement with the experiment data by considering the hole porosity due to some missing Ni particles in the composite and by defining an effective volume fraction from the experiment data.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipJin, Michaelen_US
dc.language.isoENen_US
dc.publisherMaterials Science & Engineeringen_US
dc.titleSolar Selective Optical Coating Made With Metal Nanopaticles For Photovoltaic Thermal Applicationsen_US
dc.typeM.S.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeChairJin, Michaelen_US
dc.degree.departmentMaterials Science & Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.disciplineMaterials Science & Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.degree.nameM.S.en_US
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