International Journal of New Horizons in Physics
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Journal

International Journal of New Horizons in Physics


Volume
& Issue

Volume 5, Issue 1


Published
on

January 1, 2018


Pages

1-10


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Article

Effect of Reduction Temperature on Nano Structure of Thermochromic Vanadium Oxide

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Authors

M. e. Hassan* Affiliation:
Physics department, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
, H. H. Afify Affiliation:
National research center, Cairo, Egypt
, A. M. Badr Affiliation:
Physics department, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
and H. A. Elsheikh Affiliation:
Physics department, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt


Abstract

The electrical properties of Vanadium Oxide thin films have long been a study because of Vanadium oxide’s unique properties. Vanadium Dioxide, when heated, exhibits a sharp change in conductivity; changing from an insulating medium to a conducting or semiconductor one. This has led to its use in a number of industries, especially in the engineering fields (smart windows, heat sensors). Measurements have been made to characterize this unusual change in electrical properties, including electrical resistance, as well as XRD measurements, Surface topography by FESEM measurements. To help better understand the metal-insulator transition we have been making electrical measurements with both different Reduction time, and reduction temperature by physical vapor deposition (thermal decomposition). The grown thin films have been deposited on glass substrate.


Keywords

Smart windows, Thermochromics, Vanadium Dioxide thin film, Thermal deposition


Citation

Hassan, M. E., Afify, H. H., Badr, A. M., & Elsheikh, H. A. (2018). Effect of reduction temperature on nano structure of thermochromic vanadium oxide. International Journal of New Horizons in Physics, 5(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18576/ijnhp/050101

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