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Templated growth of smart coatings: Hybrid chemical vapour deposition of vanadyl acetylacetonate with tetraoctyl ammonium bromide
Russell BinionsManfredi SaeliClara PiccirilloIvan P. Parkinsubject
Ammonium bromideMaterials scienceScanning electron microscopeInorganic chemistryGeneral Physics and AstronomyVanadiumchemistry.chemical_elementSurfaces and InterfacesGeneral ChemistryChemical vapor depositionCondensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces Coatings and FilmsThermochromic thin film Chemical vapor deposition CVDchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryTransition metalX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyVanadyl acetylacetonateThin filmdescription
Hybrid aerosol assisted and atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition methodology has been utilised to produce thin films of vanadium dioxide from vanadyl acetylacetonate. Tetraoctyl ammonium bromide (TOAB) was used in the aerosol precursor solution. The films were analysed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Their optical and thermochromic behaviour was also determined. It was found that the use of TOAB had a templating effect that led to a halving in the particle size and that this consequently led to a significant decrease in the thermochromic transition temperature of the films to 34 8C.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-01 | Applied Surface Science |