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Synthesis of Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Structures to Increase Efficiency in Solar Thermal Technologies

Blumer, Zak H
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524833073448935

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2018, Bachelor of Science (BS), Ohio University, Engineering Physics.
To date, solar energy has been primarily captured through the use of solar panels, which employs the direct conversion of light to electricity (photovoltaics).[1, 2] However, efforts in absorbing the light and converting it into heat (solar thermal) have been largely neglected.[3] This thesis describes an investigation into the latter of the two: solar thermal. The large capital requirement for mirrors and lenses in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants has led many to favor photovoltaics (PV) over CSP and thus over solar thermal technologies.[3] The high cost of mirrors and lenses presents an obstacle for CSP, but does not explicitly do so for solar thermal technology as a whole. Thermal concentration is able to accomplish the same end goal as CSP (optical concentration) while requiring much less capital cost. Specifically, selective absorbers offer a promising method in thermal concentration applications. In this thesis, we investigate the solar thermal potential of various titanium nitride structures as spectrally selective absorbing materials.
Martin Kordesch (Advisor)
Hugh Richardson (Advisor)
77 p.
Energy; Engineering; Physics
Plasmonics; solar; energy; thermal; titanium nitride

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  • Blumer, Z. H. (2018). Synthesis of Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Structures to Increase Efficiency in Solar Thermal Technologies [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524833073448935

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blumer, Zak. Synthesis of Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Structures to Increase Efficiency in Solar Thermal Technologies. 2018. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524833073448935.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blumer, Zak. "Synthesis of Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Structures to Increase Efficiency in Solar Thermal Technologies." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1524833073448935

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