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ArticleNanoscale advances2022

Transparent thermal insulation ceramic aerogel materials for solar thermal conversion.

Lu An, Zheng Li, Zipeng Guo, Yong Hu, Yulong Huang, Jason N Armstrong, Chi Zhou, Shenqiang Ren

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Article in Nanoscale advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Lu AnDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-9365
Zheng LiDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-2927
Zipeng GuoDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2965-9995
Yong HuDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.
Yulong HuangDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.
Jason N ArmstrongDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.
Chi ZhouDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA.
Shenqiang RenDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA shenren@buffalo.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-3316

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermal management in energy-efficient solar thermal energy conversion and transparent windows requires advanced materials with low thermal conductivity and high transparency, such as transparent silica aerogel materials. However, the large scatter domains in porous silica materials would deteriorate their optical transparency. Herein, we report transparent silica aerogels by controlling hydrolyzation and meanwhile silylation modification to enhance the integrity of the microstructure under ambient pressure drying. The transparent silica aerogel materials show a broad-spectrum transparency of 70% from 400 nm and 800 nm, showing promising applications in transparent windows and solar thermal energy conversion systems. The scalability for transparent windows could be achieved with a composite material by incorporating transparent polymeric materials. The solar receiver coupled with a transparent silica aerogel could reach 122 °C within 12 min at a solar irradiance of 1 Sun, ∼200% higher than that in the ambient atmosphere. The engineered structure of the transparent porous silica backbone provides a pathway for solar thermal systems and transparent window applications.

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