Abstract
Multilayers of aluminium-doped zinc oxide (Al:ZnO) as a heat-reflection material were prepared by a reactive sputtering method with intermittent Al doping or Al content modulation. A drop in the refractive indices n around the plasma wavelength λ p of 1456 nm for the optimally-doped Al:ZnO layers formed the periodic distribution of n in the multilayers. The periodic n provided selective reflection of approximately 60% under λ p and shielded near-infrared solar radiation containing high energy, which was impossible to be reflected from the Al:ZnO monolayer. The selective reflection was accompanied by infrared reflection above λ p, low emissivity and no subsequent visible reflection, which allowed the multilayers to achieve compatibility between the solar heat gain coefficient of 0.6 and the visible transmittance of nearly 80%.
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