Solar harvesting with nanofluids of Ag-Nanocubes

Metallic nanoparticles have shown great potential to efficiently convert solar radiation into thermal energy; therefore, there is a relationship between the normal oscillation mode of the free electrons of these nanoparticles and the frequency of an incident electric field. We explored the feasibility of using a nanofluid containing silver nanoparticles, through computer simulations, using the comsol software and to corroborate this, we also made experimental analyzes using a solar simulator. Therefore, we realized that the nanofluid has the potential to be applied in solar collectors, as it has the characteristics of a solar radiation absorber.