Abstract
A hybridatmosphericpressureandaerosol-assistedchemicalvapourdepositionstrategyispresentedasa facileroutefortheproductionofvanadiumdioxidenano-compositethinfilms.Theeffectoftheinclusionofgoldnanoparticlesandtheuseofasurfactantmolecule,tetraoctylammoniumbromide,isdiscussed.Thefilmswerefullycharacterisedusingawidevarietyoftechniques,includingscanningelectronmicroscopy,X-raydiffraction,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopyandUV/vis/NIRspectroscopy.It isshownthatmicro-structuralchangesbroughtaboutbycarefulcontroloffilmgrowthconditions,and/ortheuseofsurfactant,leadtoanenhancementofthermochromicproperties.Goldnanoparticleincorporationleadstoasignificantchangeinthecolourofthefilmsfromayellow-browncolourtoavarietyofgreensandbluesdependingonthegoldnanoparticleconcentration.Thefilmsbecomemorereflectiveintheinfra-redwithincreasedgoldnanoparticleincorporation.Opticaldataareusedinenergy modellingstudiestoelucidatethefilmpotentialasanenergy-savingcoatinginarchitecturalglazing.Theenergymodellingresultssuggestthatforwarmerclimatesthethermochromicnano-compositesinvestigatedhereleadtosignificantenergysavingswhencomparedwithplainglassandother standardindustryproducts.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 141-151 |
| Numero di pagine | 11 |
| Rivista | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells |
| Volume | 94 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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