Improved luminous transmittance and diminished yellow color in VO 2 energy efficient smart thin films by Zn doping

Meng Jiang, Shanhu Bao, Xun Cao, Yamei Li, Shaotang Li, Huaijuan Zhou, Hongjie Luo, Ping Jin*

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Abstract

Single pure M1-phase V1-xZnxO2 thin films with various Zn concentrations were fabricated on quartz glasses by reactive magnetron sputtering. Structural, morphological and optical properties of the prepared samples were characterized. Zn doping has a great effect on the morphology of V1-xZnxO2 thin films. Particularly, the luminous transmittance of V1-xZnxO 2 films largely increased and the yellow color was significantly diminished as compared with pure VO2 films of the same thickness, which was due to the absorption-edge blueshift in the doped VO2 thin films. This feature benefits the application of VO2 thin films to energy efficient smart windows.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6331-6334
Number of pages4
JournalCeramics International
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Films
  • C. Optical properties
  • D. Transition metal oxides
  • E. Functional applications

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