High-Performance Thermochromic VO2-Based Coatings Deposited by Roll-to-Roll High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering

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Contributors

  • Jolanta Szelwicka - , Chair of Coating Technologies in Electronics (with Frauenhofer), Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Author)
  • Matthias Fahland - , Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Author)
  • Jiri Rezek - , University of West Bohemia (Author)
  • Michal Kaufman - , University of West Bohemia (Author)
  • Frans Munnik - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Jaroslav Vlcek - , University of West Bohemia (Author)
  • Elizabeth von Hauff - , Chair of Coating Technologies in Electronics (with Frauenhofer), Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Author)

Abstract

Thermochromic vanadium dioxide (VO2) undergoes a reversible semiconductor-to-metal transition, a property that can be exploited for reduction of the energy consumption in buildings using smart windows. Herein, high-performance thermochromic three-layer ZrO2/V0.98W0.02O2/ZrO2 coatings prepared on ultrathin flexible glass (0.1 mm) without any post annealing in a pilot-scale roll-to-roll deposition device are presented. The V0.98W0.02O2 layers are deposited using a reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering with an oxygen flow control at a substrate temperature of approximately 350 °C. The optimized coatings (width of 0.3 m and length over 2.6 m) exhibit a transition temperature of 28 °C, an integral luminous transmittance over 50%, and a modulation of the solar energy transmittance of about 10%. The deposition process is optimized, and the elemental composition (Rutherford backscattering spectrometry), design (field-emission scanning electron microscopy), phase composition (X-ray diffraction), and thermochromic properties (spectrophotometry) of these high-performance VO2-based coatings in the context of potential for commercial applications are characterized.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number2400076
JournalEnergy technology
Volume12
Issue number6
Early online date24 Apr 2024
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

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Keywords

  • high-power impulse magnetron sputterings (HiPIMS), rolls-to-rolls, thermochromic coatings, ultrathin glass, vanadium dioxides