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Title: | Plasma-induced non-equilibrium electrochemistry synthesis of nanoparticles for solar thermal energy harvesting |
Authors: | McGlynn, R Chakrabarti, S Alessi, B Moghaieb, HS Maguire, P Singh, H Mariotti, D |
Keywords: | atmospheric pressure plasma;direct absorption solar thermal collector;gold nanoparticles;copper oxide quantum dots;stability |
Issue Date: | 16-Apr-2020 |
Publisher: | Elsevier on behalf of International Solar Energy Society |
Citation: | McGlynn, R. et al. (2020) 'Plasma-induced non-equilibrium electrochemistry synthesis of nanoparticles for solar thermal energy harvesting', Solar Energy, 203, pp. 37 - 45. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.004. |
Abstract: | Rapid plasma-induced non-equilibrium electrochemistry (PiNE) at atmospheric pressure was used to prepare surfactant-free gold nanoparticles and copper oxide quantum dots. A suite of chemical and physical characterisation is carried out to assess the as-prepared materials. Nanofluids comprised of these nanoparticles in ethylene glycol have been prepared. The energy absorptive properties of the prepared nanofluids were investigated as a potential additive to the traditional working fluids used in solar thermal collectors. The application feasibility has been assessed by calculating a value of power which could be transferred to the thermal fluid. This work demonstrates an alternative and rapid method to produce nanofluids for solar thermal conversion. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/20690 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.004 |
ISSN: | 0038-092X |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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