Experimental demonstration of dynamic thermal regulation using vanadium dioxide thin films
@article{Morsy2020ExperimentalDO, title={Experimental demonstration of dynamic thermal regulation using vanadium dioxide thin films}, author={Ahmed M. Morsy and Michael T. Barako and Vladan Jankovi{\'c} and Virginia D. Wheeler and Mark W. Knight and Georgia T. Papadakis and Luke A. Sweatlock and Philip W. C. Hon and Michelle Povinelli}, journal={Scientific Reports}, year={2020}, volume={10} }
We present an experimental demonstration of passive, dynamic thermal regulation in a solid-state system with temperature-dependent thermal emissivity switching. We achieve this effect using a multilayered device, comprised of a vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin film on a silicon substrate with a gold back reflector. We experimentally characterize the optical properties of the VO2 film and use the results to optimize device design. Using a calibrated, transient calorimetry experiment we directly…
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