Materials Science for Solar Energy Conversion Systems

✍ Scribed by C.G. Granqvist (Eds.)

Publisher: Pergamon
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Leaves: 208
Edition: 1st
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Rapid advances in materials technology are creating many novel forms of coatings for energy efficient applications in solar energy. Insulating heat mirrors, selective absorbers, transparent insulation and fluorescent concentrators are already available commercially. Radiative cooling, electrochromic windows and polymeric light pipes hold promise for future development, while chemical and photochemical processes are being considered for energy storage. This book investigates new material advances as well as applications, costs, reliability and industrial production of existing materials. Each contribution represents a landmark in the field of materials science

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
RENEWABLE ENERGY SERIES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Pages vii-viii, A.A.M. Sayigh
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS, Pages 1-6, C.G. Granqvist
Chapter 2 - OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF INHOMOGENEOUS TWO-COMPONENT MATERIALS, Pages 7-43, G.A. Niklasson
Chapter 3 - TRANSPARENT INSULATION MATERIALS, Pages 44-69, W. Platzer, V. Wittwer
Chapter 4 - SELECTIVELY SOLAR-ABSORBING SURFACE COATINGS: OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND DEGRADATION., Pages 70-105, G.A. Niklasson, C.G. Granqvist
Chapter 5 - ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS: PRESENT AND FORTHCOMING TECHNOLOGY, Pages 106-167, C.G. Granqvist
Chapter 6 - MATERIALS FOR RADIATIVE COOLING TO LOW TEMPERATURES, Pages 168-203, C.G. Granqvist, T.S. Eriksson

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