Exploring the Radiative Properties of Iron Sulfide Thin Films Deposited On Aluminium Plates at Room Temperature (300K)

S.E. Umoru¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.3 , pp.1-7, Sep-2023

Online published on Sep 30, 2023

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Abstract :
To increase the technical expertise of our times, material scientists and engineers must be able to create innovative materials with unusual combinations of mechanical and physical properties for harvesting solar energy. To effectively utilize solar radiation, materials are needed to trap the radiation before converting to its area of usefulness. Ability of materials to absorbed and radiate heat depends on its surface. Electroless chemical bath deposition (ECBD) approach, with a deposition time range of 12 to 32 hours, was effectively used to create thin layers of iron sulfide on cleaned aluminum sample plates. Using a thermocouple potentiometer, thermal emittance was measured on polished and coated sample plates.. The average thermal emittance of polished plates is 0.15 ± 0.01, while that of coated plates is normally between 0.151 and 0.159 depending on the deposition period.. The low thermal emittance value of the coated plates is favorably contrasted with the value obtained for selective surfaces utilizing various film deposition processes. As selective absorbers for solar energy collectors, the iron sulfide thin films that have been formed on polished aluminum plates could be useful.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Deposition, iron sulfide, thin films, room temperature, emissivity, thermocouple, Blackbody.

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