Abstract
Transparent heat mirrors are spectrally selective coatings that transmit light and reflect heat in the form of infrared radiation. In this work, these coatings were achieved by depositing a two-layer structure consisting of molybdenum oxide thin films deposited on silver thin films by thermal evaporation. First, the structural, chemical, and optical properties of molybdenum oxide thin films, that are relevant to their use in transparent heat mirrors, were investigated. Then, the optical properties of the two-layer structure were determined. Moreover, chemical depth profiling was carried out to investigate the spatial distribution of the elements among the layers. The deposited heat mirrors were found to exhibit the desired behavior of high visible transparency and high infrared reflection.
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