Surfaces and Interfaces for Renewable Energy

• Main Author: Fernández-García, Aránzazu (auth)
• Other Authors: Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; concentrated solar power; corrosion product; X-ray diffraction; third element effect; corroded solar reflector; light trapping; concentrating solar thermal energy; soiling rate; optical design; silica coating; Raman spectroscopy; pack cementation; solar reflector; solar hemispherical reflectance; outdoor test; cleaning method; thin film; monochromatic specular reflectance; secondary reflector; sputtering; temperature stability; anti-soiling coating; molten nitrate corrosion; improved measurement method; solar energy; thin film a-Si: H; superhydrophobic surface; HiPIMS; reflectance corrosion; sol-gel; polycrystalline; organic solar cell; concentrated solar thermal power; GIXRD; scopus; material solar cell; protected silver; grade 91 steel; Cr-diffusion coating; corrosion rate; coatings; reflector; water saving; Al-diffusion coating; reflectance measurement
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Environmental problems derived from the massive use of conventional energy resources are one of the main issues that our society has been facing in recent decades. Renewable energies (and particularly solar energy) have become a highly competitive means to meet the world's increasing energy dem...