Plasmon-enhanced properties of metallic nanostructures and their application to direct solar absorption receivers

Wei Lv, Todd P. Otanicar, Patrick Phelan, Robert A. Taylor, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Ravi S. Prasher

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Plasmon resonance in nanoscale metallic structures has shown its ability to concentrate electromagnetic energy into subwavelength volumes [1-3]. Metal nanostructures exhibit a high extinction coefficient in VIS and NIR spectrum due to their large absorption and scattering cross sections corresponding to their surface plasmon resonance [4]. Hence, they can serve as an attractive candidate for solar energy harvesting material. Nanofluids have been proven to increase the efficiency of the photothermal energy conversion process in direct solar absorption collectors (DAC) [5, 6]. Early work has evaluated the extinction coefficient impacts on DAC [7]. The present work extends this with a quantitative comparison between core-shell nanoparticle suspensions and solid-metal nanosphere suspensions in a DAC. Ultimately, this study seeks a better understanding of how to best utilize the plasmon resonance effect to maximize the efficiency of nanofluid-based DACs or other volumetric heating systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Pages135-143
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012 - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Duration: Jul 8 2012Jul 12 2012

Publication series

NameASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Volume1

Other

OtherASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Country/TerritoryPuerto Rico
CityRio Grande
Period7/8/127/12/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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