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| author | Hayakawa, Shota Chono, Toshiharu Watanabe, Kosuke Kawano, Shoya Nakamura, Kazuma Miyazaki, Koji |
| author_facet | Hayakawa, Shota Chono, Toshiharu Watanabe, Kosuke Kawano, Shoya Nakamura, Kazuma Miyazaki, Koji |
| contents | We present an ab initio calculation to understand electronic structures and optical properties of a tungsten carbide WC being a major component of a TiCN-based cermet. We found that the WC has a fairly low-energy plasma excitation $\sim$0.6 eV (2 $μ$m) and therefore can be a good constituent of a solar selective absorber. The evaluated figure of merit for photothermal conversion is prominently high compared to those of the other materials included in the TiCN-based cermet. The imaginary part of the dielectric function is considerably small around the zero point of the real part of the dielectric function, corresponding to the plasma excitation energy. Therefore, a clear plasma edge appeared, ensuring the high performance of the WC as the solar absorber. |
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| spellingShingle | Ab initio calculation for electronic structure and optical property of tungsten carbide in a TiCN-based cermet for solar thermal applications Hayakawa, Shota Chono, Toshiharu Watanabe, Kosuke Kawano, Shoya Nakamura, Kazuma Miyazaki, Koji Materials Science We present an ab initio calculation to understand electronic structures and optical properties of a tungsten carbide WC being a major component of a TiCN-based cermet. We found that the WC has a fairly low-energy plasma excitation $\sim$0.6 eV (2 $μ$m) and therefore can be a good constituent of a solar selective absorber. The evaluated figure of merit for photothermal conversion is prominently high compared to those of the other materials included in the TiCN-based cermet. The imaginary part of the dielectric function is considerably small around the zero point of the real part of the dielectric function, corresponding to the plasma excitation energy. Therefore, a clear plasma edge appeared, ensuring the high performance of the WC as the solar absorber. |
| title | Ab initio calculation for electronic structure and optical property of tungsten carbide in a TiCN-based cermet for solar thermal applications |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.10855 |