Author:Mongwaketsi, NP; Kotsedi, L; Nuru, ZY; Sparrow, R; Garab, G; Maaza, MDate:Sep 2014The interest in exploring porphyrin-based nanostructures for artificial solar radiation harvesting stems from their structural similarity to chlorophylls. In nature, the precise organization and orientation of the chlorophylls result in ...Read more
Author:Nuru, ZY; Kotsedi, L; Arendse, CJ; Motaung, D; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Roro, Kittessa T; Maaza, MDate:Oct 2015This contribution reports on the effect of thermal annealing on sputtered Pt–Al(sub2)O(sub3) multilayered selective solar absorber coatings deposited onto stainless steel substrates with a Mo IR reflecting buffer layer. The Pt–Al(sub2)O(sub3) ...Read more