Plasmonic Nanostructures for Broadband Solar Absorption Based on Synergistic Effect of Multiple Absorption Mechanisms

Su, Junli; Liu, Dingquan; Sun, Leihao; Chen, Gang; Ma, Chao; Zhang, Qiuyu; Li, Xingyu

doi:10.3390/nano12244456

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“…From a practical application point of view, the sunlight will certainly not be perfectly perpendicular to the absorber and completely free of polarization [ 67 , 68 , 69 ]. Therefore, we simulate the change of the absorption of the solar absorber when the polarization angle is from 0° to 90°.…”

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“…T above is a discussion of the influence of structural parameters on the model. From a practical application point of view, the sunlight will certainly not be perfec perpendicular to the absorber and completely free of polarization [67][68][69]. Therefore, From a practical application point of view, the sunlight will certainly not be perfectly perpendicular to the absorber and completely free of polarization [67][68][69].…”

Section: Conclusion Analysis and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a practical application point of view, the sunlight will certainly not be perfec perpendicular to the absorber and completely free of polarization [67][68][69]. Therefore, From a practical application point of view, the sunlight will certainly not be perfectly perpendicular to the absorber and completely free of polarization [67][68][69]. Therefore, we simulate the change of the absorption of the solar absorber when the polarization angle is from 0 • to 90 • .…”

Section: Conclusion Analysis and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ultra-Wideband High-Efficiency Solar Absorber and Thermal Emitter Based on Semiconductor InAs Microstructures

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Since the use of chemical fuels is permanently damaging the environment, the need for new energy sources is urgent for mankind. Given that solar energy is a clean and sustainable energy source, this study investigates and proposes a six-layer composite ultra-wideband high-efficiency solar absorber with an annular microstructure. It achieves this by using a combination of the properties of metamaterials and the quantum confinement effects of semiconductor materials. The substrate is W–Ti–Al2O3, and the microstructure is an annular InAs-square InAs film–Ti film combination. We used Lumerical Solutions’ FDTD solution program to simulate the absorber and calculate the model’s absorption, field distribution, and thermal radiation efficiency (when it is used as a thermal emitter), and further explored the physical mechanism of the model’s ultra-broadband absorption. Our model has an average absorption of 95.80% in the 283–3615 nm band, 95.66% in the 280–4000 nm band, and a weighted average absorption efficiency of 95.78% under AM1.5 illumination. Meanwhile, the reflectance of the model in the 5586–20,000 nm band is all higher than 80%, with an average reflectance of 94.52%, which has a good thermal infrared suppression performance. It is 95.42% under thermal radiation at 1000 K. It has outstanding performance when employed as a thermal emitter as well. Additionally, simulation results show that the absorber has good polarization and incidence angle insensitivity. The model may be applied to photodetection, thermophotovoltaics, bio-detection, imaging, thermal ion emission, and solar water evaporation for water purification.

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