Plasma-induced non-equilibrium electrochemistry synthesis of nanoparticles for solar thermal energy harvesting

Ruairi McGlynn; Supriya Chakrabarti; Bruno Alessi; Hussein S. Moghaieb; Paul Maguire; Harjit Singh; Davide Mariotti

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.004

Plasma-induced non-equilibrium electrochemistry synthesis of nanoparticles for solar thermal energy harvesting

Ruairi McGlynn, Supriya Chakrabarti, Bruno Alessi, Hussein S. Moghaieb, Paul Maguire, Harjit Singh, Davide Mariotti

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37 - 45
Number of pages	9
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	203
Early online date	16 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.004
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 30 Jun 2020

Keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma
Copper oxide quantum dots
Direct absorption solar thermal collector
Gold nanoparticles
Stability

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