Development of porous hyroxide thin films for smart windows

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24550228
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Inorganic industrial materials
• Research Institution: Kitami Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: ABE Yoshio 北見工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (20261399)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAWAMURA Midori 北見工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (70261401) ; KIM Kyung Ho 北見工業大学, 工学部, 助教 (70608471)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: スマートウィンドウ / エレクトロクロミック / 薄膜 / 水酸化物 / スパッタ法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Smart windows are considered to be a promising energy-saving technology for houses and office buildings. In this research project, we investigated the formation technology of hydroxide thin films, which show electrochromic properties and change colors by electrochemical oxidation and reduction. Hydroxide thin films prepared by sputtering in water vapor atmosphere on a substrate cooled below room temperature had a porous structure with low film-density and showed good electrochromic properties.

Free Research Field

薄膜電子材料