Applications of inhomogeneous materials: Optical and electrical properties

✍ Scribed by G.A. Niklasson

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 448 KB
• Volume: 157
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0378-4371
• DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(89)90346-4

✦ Synopsis

The electrical and optical properties of inhomogeneous materials are of importance in many applications.

In this paper we consider particulate composites. Important applications of the electrical properties of such materials are found in cermet resistors and ZnO based varistor materials.

The optical properties of composite media are of importance for selective absorption of solar energy, radiative cooling and energy-efficient windows.

Recent progress in materials for these applications is discussed.