Figure 1. Overview of the VO₂-based thermochromic coatings for smart windows. (IMAGE)

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS

Figure 1. Overview of the VO₂-based thermochromic coatings for smart windows.

Caption

a) Typical optical properties of VO2 thin films in the visible and near-infrared regions and corresponding crystal structures: the monoclinic (M) insulating phase at low temperature and rutile (R) metallic phase at high temperature. b) Simplified band structures of VO2(M) and VO2(R) described by molecular orbital diagrams. c) The effect of elemental doping on the thermochromism of VO2. d) Micro/nano-engineering towards performance enhancement of VO2-based thermochromic coatings. e) Multifunctional VO2-based micro/nano-structures with stability, emissivity, etc. f) Controllable fabrication methods of VO2-based thermochromic films/coatings.

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by Jiang, C., He, L., Xuan, Q. et al.

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