Cost-Effective PbS-Al Selective Solar-Absorbing Panel

Thomas J. McMahon; Donald L. Stierwalt

doi:10.1117/12.978116

16 March 1976 Cost-Effective PbS-Al Selective Solar-Absorbing Panel

Thomas J. McMahon, Donald L. Stierwalt

Proceedings Volume 0068, Optics in Solar Energy Utilization I; (1976) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978116
Event: 19th Annual Technical Symposium, 1975, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The PbS-Al solar panel absorbs 0.90 of the incident solar energy at sea level while having a 258°C blackbody emissivity of 0.038. This value can be achieved in a reproducible manner on aluminum-coated aluminum substrates with a single layer of PbS evaporated in standard vacuum to a thickness of 1100 Α.

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Thomas J. McMahon and Donald L. Stierwalt "Cost-Effective PbS-Al Selective Solar-Absorbing Panel", Proc. SPIE 0068, Optics in Solar Energy Utilization I, (16 March 1976); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978116

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