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Broadband graphene and metasurface-loaded solar thermal absorber design for visible and infrared regions

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Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can meet high energy demands without affecting mother earth. We have proposed a solar absorber design that has high absorption results for visible and infrared regions. Two different sizes metasurface resonator design is observed to find the best design for the solar absorber. The metasurface design with higher length and width is showing better absorption for visible and infrared regions. The metasurface design 1 is giving 90% average absorption and 97% highest absorption in the visible region and 88% average absorption in the infrared range of 0.7–1.5 µm.The optimized parameters are obtained for substrate variations like its thickness, length and width. The variation of thickness of resonating element is also carried out. The angle of incidence is showing good absorption for the range of 0–20° and 40–70°. The electric field intensity results are presented in V/m with red color high values and blue color low values.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641202, India

    W. Rajan Babu

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600026, India

    P. Rathina Kumar

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, P. A. College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi, Tamilnadu, 642002, India

    L. Murali

  4. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kathir College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641062, India

    N. K. Anushkannan

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. WRB and PRK have done the numerical analysis for the article. LM and NKAK have experienced the results with proper fabrication and optimization. WRB has validated the complete work and prepared the first draft of the manuscript. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Babu, W.R., Kumar, P.R., Murali, L. et al. Broadband graphene and metasurface-loaded solar thermal absorber design for visible and infrared regions. Opt Quant Electron 55, 68 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-022-04331-1

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