Effect of Lanthanum Doping on Modulating Thermochromic Properties of VO2 Thin Films

Lanthanum (La) doped vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films were fabricated through a facile sol-gel technique. The La doping was found to be effective in reducing the phase transition temperature (τc) of VO2 below the 4 at.% doping level, with a reducing rate of -1.1 °C/at.%. In addition, below the 3 at...

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Main Authors: Wang, Ning, Shun, Nigel Tan Chew, Duchamp, Martial, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E., Li, Zhong, Long, Yi
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80525
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40611
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Lanthanum (La) doped vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films were fabricated through a facile sol-gel technique. The La doping was found to be effective in reducing the phase transition temperature (τc) of VO2 below the 4 at.% doping level, with a reducing rate of -1.1 °C/at.%. In addition, below the 3 at.% La doping level, the band gap (Eg) decreased steadily with the increasing addition of La dopants. The 5 at.% La doping can enhance both integrated visible transmission (Tlum) and solar modulating ability (ΔTsol) simultaneously. The combination of Tlum=50.1% and ΔTsol=10.3% represents the best value for VO2 continuous thin films.