Co-Sputtering Crystal Lattice Selection for Rare Earth Metal-Based Multi Cation and Mixed Anion Photochromic Films.

ABSTRACT: Rare-earth oxyhydride (ReO_xH_y) films are novel inorganic photochromic materials that have strong potential for applications in windows and optical sensors. Cations greatly influence many material properties and play an important role in the photochromic performance of ReO_xH_y. Here we propose a strategy for obtaining Gd_1-zY_zO_xH_y films (z = 1, 0.7, 0.5, 0.4, 0.35, 0.25, 0.15, 0) using one-step direct-current (DC) magnetron co-sputtering. Distinct from the mixed anion systems, such material would belong to the class of mixed anion and mixed cation materials. For Gd_1-zY_zO_xH_y films, different co-doping ratios can help tune the contrast ratio (that is, the differenc

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature