Homogeneous Nanostructured VO2@SiO2 as an Anti-Reflecting Layer in the Visible/Near Infrared Wavelength
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subsection Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide@Pattern SiO2 Nanostructure
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Rw (%) | Reduced Rw over Pattern SiO2 (%) | Ranti (%) | Improved Ranti over Pattern SiO2 (%) |
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Pattern SiO2 | 17.0 | 83.0 | ||
VOx@pattern SiO2 | 4.41 | 74.1 | 95.6 | 15.2 |
VO2@pattern SiO2 | 1.80 | 89.4 | 98.2 | 18.3 |
Samples | Rw (%) | Reduced Rw over Pattern SiO2 (%) | Ranti (%) | Improved Ranti over Pattern SiO2 (%) |
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Pattern SiO2 | 17.3 | 82.7 | ||
VOx@pattern SiO2 | 4.13 | 76.1 | 95.9 | 16.0 |
VO2@pattern SiO2 | 1.46 | 91.6 | 98.5 | 19.1 |
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Wang, S.; He, J.; Sun, P. Homogeneous Nanostructured VO2@SiO2 as an Anti-Reflecting Layer in the Visible/Near Infrared Wavelength. Materials 2023, 16, 6035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16176035
Wang S, He J, Sun P. Homogeneous Nanostructured VO2@SiO2 as an Anti-Reflecting Layer in the Visible/Near Infrared Wavelength. Materials. 2023; 16(17):6035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16176035
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Shuxia, Jiajun He, and Panxu Sun. 2023. "Homogeneous Nanostructured VO2@SiO2 as an Anti-Reflecting Layer in the Visible/Near Infrared Wavelength" Materials 16, no. 17: 6035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16176035