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Optical indices and transport scattering coefficient of pyrolytic boron nitride: a natural thermal barrier coating for solar shields

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Absorption and scattering properties of pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) have been characterized by infrared spectroscopy. The strong dielectric anisotropy predicted by first principles calculations is confirmed by measurements performed on a highly oriented pBN sample. Optical properties of textured samples elaborated by chemical vapor deposition were identified from normal hemispherical reflectance and transmittance spectra by applying modified two-flux and four-flux transport models. It is also shown that coating carbon–carbon composites used to build solar shields with a pBN layer having an optimal thickness could improve the protection performance.

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The authors are grateful to Emanuel Veron for performing X-ray measurements on the pBN sample.

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  1. CEMHTI - UPR3079, University of Orléans, CNRS Site Haute Température CS 90055, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071, Orléans Cedex 2, France

    Domingos De Sousa Meneses, Leire del Campo & Patrick Echegut

  2. Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire, PROMES-CNRS, 7 rue du Four Solaire, 66120, Font-Romeu Odeillo, France

    Marianne Balat-Pichelin

  3. ISTO, UMR 7327, 1A rue de la Férollerie, 45100, Orléans, France

    Olivier Rozenbaum

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De Sousa Meneses, D., Balat-Pichelin, M., Rozenbaum, O. et al. Optical indices and transport scattering coefficient of pyrolytic boron nitride: a natural thermal barrier coating for solar shields. J Mater Sci 51, 4660–4669 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-9781-2

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