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Title: Mg doping of thermochromic VO{sub 2} films enhances the optical transmittance and decreases the metal-insulator transition temperature

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3229949· OSTI ID:21294377
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  1. Department of Engineering Sciences, Aangstroem Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 534, SE-75121 Uppsala (Sweden)

Thermochromic films of Mg{sub x}V{sub 1-x}O{sub 2} were made by reactive dc magnetron sputtering onto heated glass. The metal-insulator transition temperature decreased by {approx}3 K/at. %Mg, while the optical transmittance increased concomitantly. Specifically, the transmittance of visible light and of solar radiation was enhanced by {approx}10% when the Mg content was {approx}7 at. %. Our results point at the usefulness of these films for energy efficient fenestration.

OSTI ID:
21294377
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 95, Issue 17; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3229949; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English