Ultra-Broadband High-Efficiency Solar Absorber Based on Double-Size Cross-Shaped Refractory Metals

Nanomaterials

Gao Niu¹  Jiebin Niu¹  Xin Ye²  Hailiang Li³  Congfen Zhang³  Changqing Xie⁴ 

[1] Integrated Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China;;Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices &Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China;

关键词: solar energy absorber;    refractory metal;    propagating plasmon resonance;    broadband absorption;    fdtd;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nano10030552

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, a theoretical simulation based on a finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD) shows that the solar absorber can reach ultra-broadband and high-efficiency by refractory metals titanium (Ti) and titanium nitride (TiN). In the absorption spectrum of double-size cross-shaped absorber, the absorption bandwidth of more than 90% is 1182 nm (415.648−1597.39 nm). Through the analysis of the field distribution, we know the physical mechanism is the combined action of propagating plasmon resonance and local surface plasmon resonance. After that, the paper has a discussion about the influence of different structure parameters, polarization angle and angle of incident light on the absorptivity of the absorber. At last, the absorption spectrum of the absorber under the standard spectrum of solar radiance Air Mass 1.5 (AM1.5) is studied. The absorber we proposed can be used in solar energy absorber, thermal photovoltaics, hot-electron devices and so on.

【 授权许可】

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