IP Library Granted Patent US 9,146,408
Granted Patent B2
US 9,146,408 · App. 13/916,692 · Granted Sep 29, 2015

Thermochromic window

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Patent No.
US 9,146,408
App. No.
13/916,692
Granted
Sep 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermochromic window that can effectively insulate heat when warming is conducted in winter. The thermochromic window that includes a substrate, a thermochromic thin film formed on the substrate, and a transparent conductive film formed on at least one surface of the upper surface and the undersurface of the thermochromic thin film. The emissivity of the transparent conductive film is lower than the emissivity of the thermochromic thin film.

Claims (16)

1. A thermochromic window comprising:

a substrate;

a transparent conductive film deposited on the substrate, wherein a resistivity of the transparent conductive film is 1*10 −3 Ωm or less; and

a thermochromic thin film deposited on the transparent conductive film such that the transparent conductive thin film and the thermochromic thin film are sequentially formed on the substrate,

wherein an emissivity of the transparent conductive film is lower than an emissivity of the thermochromic thin film.

2. The thermochromic window of claim 1 , wherein the emissivity of the transparent conductive film is 0.25 or less.

3. The thermochromic window of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive film comprises one selected from the group consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO), zinc oxide (ZnO), fluorine tin oxide (FTO), aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) and gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO).

4. The thermochromic window of claim 1 , wherein the thermochromic thin film comprises one selected from the group consisting of vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ), titanium (III) oxide (Ti 2 O 3 ), niobium oxide (NbO 2 ) and nickel sulfide (NiS).

5. The thermochromic window of claim 1 , wherein the thermochromic thin film is treated with a dopant.

6. The thermochromic window of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive film comprises aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) or gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO), and the thermochromic thin film comprises vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ).

7. The thermochromic window of claim 6 , wherein the aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) or gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) is grown in a (001) direction.

8. The thermochromic window of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the transparent conductive film ranges from 350 to 650 nm.

9. The thermochromic window of claim 6 , wherein an amount of the Al in the aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) ranges from 3 to 5 weight parts per 100 weight parts of the aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO).

10. The thermochromic window of claim 6 , wherein an amount of the Ga in the gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) ranges from 3.5 to 5.5 weight parts per 100 weight parts of the gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO).

11. The thermochromic window of claim 6 , wherein the thermochromic thin film is treated with a dopant.

12. The thermochromic window of claim 11 , wherein the dopant comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Cr, Ni and Zr.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034774/0676 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2013
From: BAE, SEULGI; RYU, SANG-RYOUN; KIM, CHANG GYU; KIM, HYUN BIN; MOON, DONG-GUN; JUNG, YOUNG SOO; JUNG, YUNG-JIN; CHA, JEE YUN; CHOI, YONG WON
To: SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 030639/0672 →