Title :
Noble-metal-free sunlight harvesting meta-surface for water evaporation
Author :
Hakuta, S. ; MacDonald, K.F. ; Zheludev, Nikolay I.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present ultrathin multilayer metamaterial absorbers based on abundant, low-cost materials, to effectively harness solar energy for heating and evaporation of water.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; evaporation; optical metamaterials; solar absorber-convertors; water; noble-metal-free sunlight harvesting meta-surface; solar energy harnessing; ultrathin multilayer metamaterial absorbers; water evaporation; water heating; Absorption; Chromium; Metamaterials; Solar energy; Solar heating; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
