Hydrothermal One-Step Synthesis of Highly Dispersed M-Phase VO2 Nanocrystals and Application to Flexible Thermochromic Film.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
; 10(34): 28627-28634, 2018 Aug 29.
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| ID: mdl-30062879
ABSTRACT
Preparation of ultrafine highly dispersed VO2(M) nanoparticles that are essential materials to fabricate thermochromic flexible films remains a challenge, preventing effective use of their promising properties. Here, we report an original hydrothermal approach by controlling oxidizing atmosphere of reaction with hydrogen peroxide to prepare ultrafine VO2(M) nanoparticles free from annealing. Hydrogen peroxide is separated from precursor solution in a reactor, which creates a moderate oxygenation environment, enabling the formation of stoichiometric VO2(M) nanoparticles. The obtained VO2(M) nanoparticles are well-dispersed, highly uniform, and single-phase, with an average particle size â¼30 nm. The flexible thermochromic films fabricated with the VO2(M) nanoparticles exhibit excellent thermochromic performance with a solar modulation efficiency of 12.34% and luminous transmittance of 54.26%. While the films prepared with annealed nanoparticles show reduced transmittance due to light scattering of the large size particles resulting from agglomeration and growth during annealing. This work demonstrates a promising technique to realize moderate oxidizing atmosphere by hydrothermal process for preparing well-dispersed stoichiometric nano-oxides.
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En
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Journal subject:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
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ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Year:
2018
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Article
Affiliation country:
China