READ ME File For 'Dataset in support of the journal article 'Characterising the broadband, wide--angle reflectance properties of black silicon surfaces for solar photovoltaic applications''

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2563

Date that the file was created: August, 2023

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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ReadMe Author: Jack J. Tyson, University of Southampton [0000-0002-3112-5899]

Date of data collection: October 2022 - April 2023

Information about geographic location of data collection: Southampton, UK

Related projects:
Characterising the broadband, wide--angle reflectance properties of black silicon surfaces for solar photovoltaic applications

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SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
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Licenses/restrictions placed on the data, or limitations of reuse:

Recommended citation for the data:

This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS: J. J. Tyson, T. E. Scheul, T. Rahman, S. A. Boden
TITLE: Characterising the broadband, wide-angle reflectance properties of black silicon surfaces for solar photovoltaic applications
JOURNAL: Optics Express
PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: 10.1364/OE.496448

Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: n/a

Links/relationships to ancillary or related data sets: n/a


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains:

/MaxSolarElevation.eps 
/Pyramids-ARC-Encap.eps
/Pyramids-ARC-optica.eps
/Pyramids-ARC.eps
/Pyramids-optica.eps
/Pyramids.eps
/SolarElevationHours.eps
/Spectral2.xls

Relationship between files, if important for context: n/a

Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: n/a

If data was derived from another source, list source: Some data in this dataset is derived from Bird and Hulstrom's solar irradiance model as outlined in the paper linked above and below. This data file is listed as Spectral2.xls as is property of NREL and the Solar Energy Research Institute: R. E. Bird and R. L. Hulstrom, “A simplified clear sky model for direct and diffuse insolation on horizontal surfaces,” 405, Tech. rep., Solar Energy Research Institute (1981).

If there are there multiple versions of the dataset, list the file updated, when and why update was made: n/a



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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Listed in published works (10.1364/OE.496448)

Methods for processing the data: Listed in published works (10.1364/OE.496448)

Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: n/a

Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: n/a

Environmental/experimental conditions: Listed in published works (10.1364/OE.496448)

Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Listed in published works (10.1364/OE.496448)

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Jack J. Tyson