Selective solar absorbers are key elements of all solar thermal systems. Solar thermal panels and Concentrated Solar
Power (CSP) systems aim respectively at producing heat and electricity. In both cases, a surface receives the solar
radiation and is designed to have the highest optical absorption (lowest optical reflectivity) of the solar radiation in the
visible wavelength range where the solar intensity is the highest. It also has a low emissivity in the infrared (IR) range in
order to avoid radiative thermal losses. Current solutions in the state of the art usually consist in deposited interferential
thin films or in cermets [1]. Structured surfaces have been proposed and have been simulated because they are supposed
to be more efficient when the solar radiation is not normal to the receiving surface and because they could potentially be
fabricated with refractory materials able to sustain high operating temperatures. This work presents a new method to
fabricate micro/nanostructured surfaces on molybdenum (refractory metal with a melting temperature of 2623°C). This
method now allows obtaining a refractory selective surface with an excellent optical selectivity and a very high
absorption in the visible range. This high absorption performance was obtained by achieving a double structuration at
micro and nano scales thanks to an innovative process flow.
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