Journal
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
Volume 95, Issue 11, Pages 2994-3000Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.011
Keywords
Solar absorber; Carbon nanohorns; Carbon nanostructure; Solar collectors; Solar troughs
Funding
- Italian Ministry of Economic Development
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The optical characterization is reported of a new fluid consisting of single-wall carbon nanohorns and ethylene glycol for solar energy applications. Carbon nanohorns play a significant role in enhancing sunlight absorption with respect to the pure base fluid. The obtained results are compared with those obtained for fluids suspending more conventional carbon forms, i.e. carbon-black particles. We found that nanohorn spectral features are far more favorable than those of amorphous carbon for the specific application. This result shows that carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids can be useful for increasing the efficiency and compactness of thermal solar devices, reducing both environmental impact and costs. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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