1. The thermochromic characteristics of ITO/VO2 composite films on SiO2 nanospheres.
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Zeng, Xiaofei, Zhou, Liwei, Mi, Wei, Wang, Di, He, Linan, and Qi, Dongdong
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ANTIREFLECTIVE coatings ,ELECTROCHROMIC windows ,RAPID thermal processing ,OPTICAL films ,THIN films ,MAGNETRON sputtering - Abstract
As a promising thermochromic material for smart windows, VO
2 -based films have received extensive attention. To enhance the luminous transmittance (Tlum ) of thermochromic smart windows without seriously affecting the solar modulation efficiency (ΔTsol ), this paper prepared VO2 films by rapid thermal annealing of sputtered vanadium thin films on an ordered SiO2 nanosphere array, and then the ITO as antireflection layer was deposited on VO2 film by reactive magnetron sputtering. The surface morphology, crystal structure and optical transmittance of the films were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray diffraction and UV–VIS–NIR spectrophotometer, respectively. The SiO2 nanospheres provide continuous refractive index gradient, while the deposition of the ITO antireflection layer creates conditions for thin film interference, thereby synergistically reducing surface reflection in the VO2 -based smart window. Compared with the planar VO2 thin film (Tlum , 39.1%), the ITO/VO2 /SiO2 composite structure can significantly increase the Tlum from 39.1 to 55.5%, an increase of nearly 16.4%, while the ΔTsol is basically unchanged. The results provide an effective strategy for improving the performance of smart windows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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