Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) No. 122, Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
2. Christopher Ingold Laboratory Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
3. Electrochemical Innovation Lab Department of Chemical Engineering University College London London WC1E 7JE UK
Abstract
AbstractVanadium dioxide (VO2) has attracted widespread attention due to its extraordinary thermochromic properties. Visually transparent VO2 films hold great promise for applying in smart windows, smart radiative coolers, solar cells, and microwave absorbing windows. However, it remains a huge challenge to simultaneously achieve ultra‐high luminous transmittance (Tlum) and excellent thermochromic performance due to their contradictory relationship. Here, a fully discrete VO2 particulate (FDVP) film is developed. It shows an ultra‐high Tlum of 92.7% due to the reflectance being significantly reduced. Below the phase transition temperature (Tc, 69.1 °C), it is highly transparent to near‐infrared (NIR) light, while above Tc, it blocks NIR light through the strong localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect, resulting in an excellent solar energy modulation (ΔTsol) of 10.5% for smart windows. In addition, a 3.5 at.%W‐doped FDVP film exhibits a desired Tc of 25.8 °C, an extremely narrow hysteresis width (ΔT) of 4.6 °C, and good optical properties (Tlum = 92.0%, ΔTsol = 8.2%). The performance represents a new milestone for thermochromic VO2 films. This work will shed light on the structural design for high‐performance VO2 films.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project
National Basic Research Program of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials