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Asian Journal of Physics Vol. 33, Nos 3 & 4 (2024) 239-251

On the optothermal properties of vanadium dioxide from the visible to the infrared

R Li Voti, M Bertolotti, G Leahu, E Petronijevic, G M Cesarini, M C Larciprete, M Centini, A Belardini, F Bovino, and C Sibilia
Università di Roma La Sapienza-Dipartimento SBAI, Via Scarpa 16, 00161 Roma, Italy

Dedicated to Professor Anna Consortini for her significant contributions and pioneering works in the field of atmospheric turbulence and her continuous commitment to promote optics at global level 

In this paper, we present an overview of results obtained during the last few years about optothermal properties of vanadium dioxide (VO2) films, realized with different methods of deposition, and a variety of substrates. VO2 is one of the most interesting materials exhibiting metal-insulator transitions, with a transition temperature of 340 K. We report the MIR and LWIR response of a number of VO2 films, in particular we report the behavior of the thermal emissivity during the phase transition. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
Doi: 10.54955/AJP.33.3-4.2024.239-251
Keywords: Infrared, Optothermal properties, Thermal emissivity, Vanadium dioxide.

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