Opal films and inverse structures formation by means of vacuum methods

Authors: Galaganova E.N.
Published in issue: #6(23)/2018
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2018-6-328
Category: Mechanical Engineering and Machine Science | Chapter: Forming Technologies and Equipment
Keywords: opal, photonic crystals, thin-film coatings, vacuum methods, excluded region, microspheres, multilayer structure, absorber, alternative energy sources
Published: 13.06.2018

Obtaining the absorbing thin-film coatings using vacuum methods is an environmentally-friendly and highly-efficient way. The work describes the opal photon properties, its composition and the structure of the film made from these materials. We consider the process of getting the inverse structure of the metallic film applied in the technology of manufacturing the thin-filmed selective layers of the solar energy absorbers. The theoretical data contained in this work represent the author’s translation of the German scientist Johaness Ovping’s thesis (Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences). The article suggests a structure of the solar energy absorber designed at the Laboratory of Micro- and Nanostructures, Department of Electron Beam Technologies in Mechanical Engineering, Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

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