Optical Switching and Color Changing Properties of VO2 Films on Muscovite Substrate

Abstract:

VO2 films on muscovite substrate were fabricated by inorganic sol-gel method and the following thermal treatment. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction，scanning electron microscope (SEM), fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and color difference (?E*). The FTIR result shows that the film has an infrared transmittance switching efficiency of 77% in the metal-insulator transition. The color changing properties indicate that the film color reversibly changes from khaki to yellow-green as the temperature changes. The relationship between ?E* and the temperature presents a hysteresis loop, which is in accordance with the infrared optical switching properties. The maximum of ?E* during the film metal-insulator transition is 11.31

Key words:optical switching; color changing; VO2 films; thermochromism