Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 0924001(2024)

High Absorptivity Solar Absorber Based on MIM Resonant Structure

Gongli Xiao1, Kang Chen1, Hongyan Yang2、*, Jiarong Zhang1, Miao Li1, Xingpeng Liu1, and Zanhui Chen1
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices and Integrated Circuits of Guangxi Colleges, School of Information and Communication, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
  • 2School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
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    Solar absorber designed in this paper. (a) Overall structural view; (b) top view of structure; (c) main view of structure
    Relationship between dielectric constant of material used in structure and wavelength. (a) Dielectric function of GeAs; (b) dielectric function of A-GST; (c) dielectric function of W; (d) dielectric function of Ti
    Spectral and radiation characteristics of designed solar absorber. (a) Absorptivity, reflectivity, and transmissivity of solar absorber under normal incidence conditions; (b) solar absorption and loss spectra under AM1.5; (c) thermal radiation effect at T=2000 K; (d) effective thermal emissivity from 300 K to 2000 K
    Relationship between three main parameters of solar absorber and wavelength. (a) Phase parameter χ and extinction coefficient κeff; (b) effective impedance Zeff
    Distributions of x-zplane magnetic field and y-zplane electric field for different modes
    Influence of number of structural layers and material combinations on performance of absorber. (a) Variation of absorption with number of structural layers and material combination; (b) influence of material combination on absorber performance in three-layer structures
    Effect of angle of incidence on absorptivity
    • Table 1. Optimized geometric parameters

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      Table 1. Optimized geometric parameters

      Geometric parameter /μmd1d2d3d4h1 or h2h3PxPy
      Value0.0250.5d40.75d40.440.080.50.50.5
    • Table 2. Comparison of this study with work in recent years

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      Table 2. Comparison of this study with work in recent years

      ReferenceWork wavelength /μmAverage absorptivity /%Solar spectral weighted absorption efficiency /%
      Ref.[550.3-2.4-96.7
      Ref.[560.3-3->90
      Ref.[570.288-2.1696.5695.89
      Ref.[610.4-297.9-
      Ref.[620.4-2.590.4-
      This work0.3-2.597.4898.02
      0.3-496.9597.54
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    Gongli Xiao, Kang Chen, Hongyan Yang, Jiarong Zhang, Miao Li, Xingpeng Liu, Zanhui Chen. High Absorptivity Solar Absorber Based on MIM Resonant Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(9): 0924001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optics at Surfaces

    Received: Dec. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 5, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: Hongyan Yang (hyyang@guet.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231934

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS231934

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