Bandgap widening in thermochromic Mg-doped VO2 thin films: Quantitative data based on optical absorption

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  Li, Shu Yi ^a   Mlyuka, Nuru R ^a,b   Primetzhofer, Daniel ^a   Hallén, Anders ^c   Possnert, Göran ^a   Niklasson, Gunnar A ^a   Granqvist, Claes G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ATOM RATIO; CARBON SUBSTRATES; DIRECT CURRENT MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SPECTRAL TRANSMITTANCE; THERMO-CHROMIC;

CARBON FILMS; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84886380180     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4826444     Document Type: Article

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