Optical constants of V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2} thermochromic films and their application to the selective radiating material
- National Industrial Research Inst., Nagoya (Japan)
Tungsten doped vanadium oxide (V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2}) films are known to be reliable thermochromic materials for their semiconductor/metal transition temperature which can be controlled by the doping level x. In this paper, firstly, the optical constants of V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2} films on glass substrate were determined from the reflectance spectra and the transmittance spectra measured at 25 C and 80 C in the wavelength region from 300 to 2,500 nm. In the determination the authors used Drude model in the high temperature metallic-phase and the least square method in the low temperature semiconductor-phase. The calculated reflectance spectra and the transmittance spectra using the Drude model with adequate values of the parameters are consistent with the measured ones in whole spectral region in the high temperature phase. Secondarily, the authors carried out a simulation of radiative cooling power of some selective radiating materials whose substrates were V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2} films, using the optical constants in IR region obtained by the extrapolation of the obtained ones in visible and near IR region. As the high temperature phase of V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2} has high reflectivity, the authors can use this thermochromic film as a substrate of the selective radiating material which consists of an adequate film on a high reflective substrate. The simulation shows the capability of automatic temperature control of the radiative cooling system tandemed by SiO film, V{sub 1{minus}x}W{sub x}O{sub 2} film, and the black substrate by different doping level x.
- OSTI ID:
- 197634
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950793--; ISBN 0-8194-1890-0
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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