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FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices

Coatings of carbon nanoparticles dispersed in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO matrices on aluminium substrates have been fabricated by a sol–gel technique. Spectrophotometry was used to determine the solar absorptance and the thermal emittance of the composite coatings with a view to apply these as selective so...

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Autores principales: Katumba, G, Mwakikunga, BW, Mothibinyane, TR
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244956/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-008-9172-y
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author Katumba, G
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description Coatings of carbon nanoparticles dispersed in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO matrices on aluminium substrates have been fabricated by a sol–gel technique. Spectrophotometry was used to determine the solar absorptance and the thermal emittance of the composite coatings with a view to apply these as selective solar absorber surfaces in solar thermal collectors. Cross-sectional high resolution transmission electron microscopy (X-HRTEM) was used to study the fine structure of the samples. Raman spectroscopy was used to estimate the grain size and crystallite size of the carbon clusters of the composite coatings. X-HRTEM studies revealed a nanometric grain size for all types of samples. The C–SiO(2), C–ZnO and C–NiO coatings contained amorphous carbon nanoparticles embedded in nanocrystalline SiO(2), ZnO and NiO matrices, respectively. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) showed that a small amount of Ni grains of 30 nm diameter also existed in the NiO matrix. The thermal emittances of the samples were 10% for C–SiO(2), 6% for the C–ZnO and 4% for the C–NiO samples. The solar absorptances were 95%, 71% and 84% for the C–SiO(2), C–ZnO and C–NiO samples, respectively. Based on these results, C–NiO samples proved to have the best solar selectivity behaviour followed by the C–ZnO, and last were the C–SiO(2)samples. Raman spectroscopy studies revealed that both the C–ZnO and C–NiO samples have grain sizes for the carbon clusters in the range 55–62 nm and a crystallite size of 6 nm.
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spelling pubmed-32449562011-12-22 FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices Katumba, G Mwakikunga, BW Mothibinyane, TR Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Express Coatings of carbon nanoparticles dispersed in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO matrices on aluminium substrates have been fabricated by a sol–gel technique. Spectrophotometry was used to determine the solar absorptance and the thermal emittance of the composite coatings with a view to apply these as selective solar absorber surfaces in solar thermal collectors. Cross-sectional high resolution transmission electron microscopy (X-HRTEM) was used to study the fine structure of the samples. Raman spectroscopy was used to estimate the grain size and crystallite size of the carbon clusters of the composite coatings. X-HRTEM studies revealed a nanometric grain size for all types of samples. The C–SiO(2), C–ZnO and C–NiO coatings contained amorphous carbon nanoparticles embedded in nanocrystalline SiO(2), ZnO and NiO matrices, respectively. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) showed that a small amount of Ni grains of 30 nm diameter also existed in the NiO matrix. The thermal emittances of the samples were 10% for C–SiO(2), 6% for the C–ZnO and 4% for the C–NiO samples. The solar absorptances were 95%, 71% and 84% for the C–SiO(2), C–ZnO and C–NiO samples, respectively. Based on these results, C–NiO samples proved to have the best solar selectivity behaviour followed by the C–ZnO, and last were the C–SiO(2)samples. Raman spectroscopy studies revealed that both the C–ZnO and C–NiO samples have grain sizes for the carbon clusters in the range 55–62 nm and a crystallite size of 6 nm. Springer 2008-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3244956/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-008-9172-y Text en Copyright ©2008 to the authors
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Katumba, G
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FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title_full FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title_fullStr FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title_full_unstemmed FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title_short FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanoparticles in SiO(2), ZnO and NiO Matrices
title_sort ftir and raman spectroscopy of carbon nanoparticles in sio(2), zno and nio matrices
topic Nano Express
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244956/
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