High-Performance Thermochromic VO2-Based Coatings Deposited by Roll-to-Roll High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering
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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 language | English |
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Article number | 2400076 |
Journal | Energy technology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 24 Apr 2024 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2024 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
ORCID | /0000-0002-6269-0540/work/172082498 |
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Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- high-power impulse magnetron sputterings (HiPIMS), rolls-to-rolls, thermochromic coatings, ultrathin glass, vanadium dioxides