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The properties of spectrally selective solar absorber coatings can be fine-tuned by varying the thickness and composition of the individual layers. We have deposited individual layers of WAlSiN, SiON, and SiO2 of thicknesses ~940, 445, and 400 nm, respectively, for measuring the refractive indices and extinction coefficients using spectroscopic ellipsometer measurements. Appropriate dispersion models were used for curve fitting of Ψ and Δ for individual and multilayer stacks in obtaining the optical constants. The W/WAlSiN/SiON/SiO2 solar absorber exhibits a high solar absorptance of 0.955 and low thermal emissivity of 0.10. The refractive indices and extinction coefficients of different layers in the multilayer stack decrease from the substrate to the top anti-reflection layer. The graded refractive index of the individual layers in the multilayer stack enhances the solar absorption. In the tandem absorber, WAlSiN is the main absorbing layer, whereas SiON and SiO2 act as anti-reflection layers. A commercial simulation tool was used to generate the theoretical reflectance spectra using the optical constants are in well accordance with the experimental data. We have attempted to understand the gradation in refractive indices of the multilayer stack and the physics behind it by computational simulation method in explaining the achieved optical properties. In brief, the novelty of the present work is in designing the solar absorber coating based on computational simulation and ellipsometry measurements of individual layers and multilayer stack in achieving a high solar selectivity. The superior optical properties of W/WAlSiN/SiON/SiO2 makes it a potential candidate for spectrally selective solar absorber coatings.

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Spectrally Selective Solar Absorber Coating of W/WAlSiN/SiON/SiO2 with Enhanced Absorption through Gradation of Optical Constants: Validation by Simulation