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Proposing a Numerical Method to Calculate the Absorbed Power of Plasmonic Nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Al, and Cu) with Different Morphologies Under Solar Irradiance

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To obtain the heat power or the power absorbed by nanoparticles under sunlight, we presented a numerical method that by obtaining the absorption cross section of nanoparticles which is exposed to plane-wave incident light and then multiplying it in the solar spectrum, the absorption spectrum of nanoparticles under solar radiation is obtained and by integrating the absorption spectrum, the total power absorbed by the nanoparticles under the sunlight is obtained. We applied the above method to obtain the heat power of gold, silver, aluminum, and copper nanoparticles with the same volume of metal and in three different spherical, cubic, and rod morphologies. The results showed that for gold nanoparticles, the cubic structure produces the highest heat power and about 1.7 times the spherical structure; for silver nanoparticles, the rod structure with aspect ratio 2.6:1 produces the highest heat power and about 1.8 times the spherical structure; for aluminum nanoparticles, the rod structure with aspect ratio 2.6:1 produces the highest heat power and about 2.2 times the spherical structure; and for copper nanoparticles, the cubic structure produces the highest heat power and about 1.3 times the spherical structure. Also, we have investigated the effect of nanoparticle aggregation on absorbed power under sunlight. The results of this research can be used for solar thermal applications with the help of plasmonic nanoparticles.

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Asgharian, A., Yadipour, R., Kiani, G. et al. Proposing a Numerical Method to Calculate the Absorbed Power of Plasmonic Nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Al, and Cu) with Different Morphologies Under Solar Irradiance. Plasmonics 17, 1527–1547 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-022-01641-8

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