Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>In the present work, we investigated the scattering and spectrally resolved absorption properties of nanofluids consisting in aqueous and glycol suspensions of single-wall carbon nanohorns. The characteristics of these nanofluids were evaluated in view of their u...
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| author | Zaccanti Giovanni Martelli Fabrizio Di Ninni Paola Barison Simona Pagura Cesare Agresti Filippo Mercatelli Luca Sani Elisa Jafrancesco David |
| author_facet | Zaccanti Giovanni Martelli Fabrizio Di Ninni Paola Barison Simona Pagura Cesare Agresti Filippo Mercatelli Luca Sani Elisa Jafrancesco David |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>In the present work, we investigated the scattering and spectrally resolved absorption properties of nanofluids consisting in aqueous and glycol suspensions of single-wall carbon nanohorns. The characteristics of these nanofluids were evaluated in view of their use as sunlight absorber fluids in a solar device. The observed nanoparticle-induced differences in optical properties appeared promising, leading to a considerably higher sunlight absorption with respect to the pure base fluids. Scattered light was found to be not more than about 5% with respect to the total attenuation of light. Both these effects, together with the possible chemical functionalization of carbon nanohorns, make this new kind of nanofluids very interesting for increasing the overall efficiency of the sunlight exploiting device.</p> <p>PACS</p> <p>78.40.Ri, 78.35.+c, 78.67.Bf, 88.40.fh, 88.40.fr, 81.05.U.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-593187e3d5ff45db8ca006dbc11d9cd62023-09-02T12:13:36ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2011-01-0161282Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbersZaccanti GiovanniMartelli FabrizioDi Ninni PaolaBarison SimonaPagura CesareAgresti FilippoMercatelli LucaSani ElisaJafrancesco David<p>Abstract</p> <p>In the present work, we investigated the scattering and spectrally resolved absorption properties of nanofluids consisting in aqueous and glycol suspensions of single-wall carbon nanohorns. The characteristics of these nanofluids were evaluated in view of their use as sunlight absorber fluids in a solar device. The observed nanoparticle-induced differences in optical properties appeared promising, leading to a considerably higher sunlight absorption with respect to the pure base fluids. Scattered light was found to be not more than about 5% with respect to the total attenuation of light. Both these effects, together with the possible chemical functionalization of carbon nanohorns, make this new kind of nanofluids very interesting for increasing the overall efficiency of the sunlight exploiting device.</p> <p>PACS</p> <p>78.40.Ri, 78.35.+c, 78.67.Bf, 88.40.fh, 88.40.fr, 81.05.U.</p>http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/282 |
| spellingShingle | Zaccanti Giovanni Martelli Fabrizio Di Ninni Paola Barison Simona Pagura Cesare Agresti Filippo Mercatelli Luca Sani Elisa Jafrancesco David Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers Nanoscale Research Letters |
| title | Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
| title_full | Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
| title_fullStr | Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
| title_short | Absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
| title_sort | absorption and scattering properties of carbon nanohorn based nanofluids for direct sunlight absorbers |
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