Optical switching properties of Pd-Ni thin-film top-capped switchable mirrors

作     者：Xiao-Li ZHANG Shan-Hu BAO Xun CAO Ping JIN 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dingxi Rd. 1295 Changning District Shanghai 200050 China Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Materials Science》 (材料学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第9卷第3期

页      面：227-233页

核心收录：

学科分类：081702[工学-化学工艺] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 080502[工学-材料学] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：Acknowledgements This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51032008  51272271 and 51172265) and the National Key Basic Research Program (NKBRP  2009CB939904) 

主　　题：magnesium alloy thin film hydrogen storage material Pd-Ni alloy smart window energy-saving material 

摘      要：Switchable mirrors based on magnesium-nickel alloy thin films capped with catalytic Pd-Ni alloy thin films were prepared by a DC magnetron sputtering method. Their composition, structure and surface morphology were studied by XPS, XRD and AFM. Herein, the optical switching properties and durability of the switchable mirrors were investigated by varying the Ni content in the Pd-Ni alloys. Comparing pure Pd catalyst with Pd-Ni top-capped switchable mirrors, the latter show better hydrogenation and dehydrogenation kinetics, and the speed of hydrogen desorption is obviously improved with increasing Ni content in the Pd-Ni alloy. The Pd-Ni capped switchable mirrors also have better optical switching durability. The catalytic Pd layer with the addition of Ni does not influence the transmittance （hydride state） and reflectance （metallic state） of the switchable mirrors. In addition, replacing Pd with Pd-Ni alloy decreases the cost of the switchable mirrors： employing nickel in the alloy Pd89.2Ni10.8 can save about 11% use of Pd. Therefore, the Pd-Ni alloy can provide a cheaper catalytic thin film, and it is expected to have applications in energy-saving windows, hydrogen sensors and hydrogen storage materials.