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    • Materials Science
    • Nanotechnology
    • Renewable Energy

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    • Solar selective absorbers are critical components for various solar thermal technologies, including solar water heaters and concentrated solar power systems.
    • Current solar selective absorbers primarily focus on energy performance, limiting aesthetic integration and broader application potential.
    • The development of colored solar selective absorbers offers opportunities for enhanced design flexibility and wider adoption of solar technologies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a monolithic integration of a colored solar selective absorber array with multiple colors on a single substrate.
    • To demonstrate the feasibility of achieving both vibrant aesthetics and high energy performance in solar selective absorbers.
    • To explore new applications for solar selective absorbers, particularly in architectural integration and military camouflage.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a multilayered structure comprising Cu/TiN(x)O(y)/TiO(2)/Si(3)N(4)/SiO(2) on a single substrate.
    • Utilized a combinatorial deposition technique, varying the thickness of the SiO(2) layer, to create a 16-unit colored solar absorber array.
    • Experimental characterization of the solar absorptivity and thermal emissivity of each color unit.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully demonstrated a colored solar selective absorber array with 16 distinct color units.
    • Achieved high solar absorptivity exceeding 92% and low thermal emissivity below 5.5% for all color units.
    • The colored absorber array exhibits customizable patterns and a colorful appearance without compromising energy performance.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed multilayered structure enables the creation of aesthetically pleasing, colored solar selective absorbers.
    • This technology offers a novel solution for integrating solar thermal devices into architectural designs and other specialized applications.
    • The colored solar selective absorber array represents a promising advancement for expanding the utility and visual integration of solar technologies.