Journal
POLYHEDRON
Volume 28, Issue 11, Pages 2233-2239Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2009.03.025
Keywords
CVD; Nanocomposite; Thermochromism; Aerosol; Hybrid
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- University of Palermo
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Hybrid aerosol assisted and atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition methodology has been utilised to produce nanocomposite thin films of gold nanoparticles and vanadium dioxide from vanadyl acetylacetonate and auric acid. The addition of tetraoctyl ammonium bromide (TOAB) to the precursor Solution gave control of the size and distribution of gold nanoparticles in the vanadium oxide matrix. These reactions led to vanadium dioxide films with reduced crystallite sizes and enhanced thermochromic properties. The films were analysed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Their optical and thermochromic behaviour was also determined, This hybrid method shows great potential for the production of nanocomposite thin films with good physical properties. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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