<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents results of optical and surface morphology investigations of semitransparent silver single thin films deposited on glass substrate in relation to their heat radiation treatment. The thickness of 15 nm for the silver thin films was selected using computer designing of optical spectra and the films were deposited using electron beam evaporation process. Optical transmission and reflection were investigated for as deposited samples and after exposition to heat radiation from quartz-halogen lamp. The changes in the optical spectra were observed which suggested degradation of deposited heat mirrors. Structure and surface morphology studies performed using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy allowed us to conclude about formation of nanometric silver islands, regularly distributed over the surface of the glass substrate after exposure to heat treatment.</p></abstract>

The paper presents results of optical and surface morphology investigations of semitransparent silver single thin films deposited on glass substrate in relation to their heat radiation treatment. The thickness of 15 nm for the silver thin films was selected using computer designing of optical spectra and the films were deposited using electron beam evaporation process. Optical transmission and reflection were investigated for as deposited samples and after exposition to heat radiation from quartz-halogen lamp. The changes in the optical spectra were observed which suggested degradation of deposited heat mirrors. Structure and surface morphology studies performed using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy allowed us to conclude about formation of nanometric silver islands, regularly distributed over the surface of the glass substrate after exposure to heat treatment.

Investigations of optical and surface properties of Ag single thin film coating as semitransparent heat reflective mirror

Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw,

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz,

Materials Science-Poland

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The paper presents results of optical and surface morphology investigations of semitransparent silver single thin films deposited on glass substrate in...

Investigations of optical and surface properties of Ag single thin film coating as semitransparent heat reflective mirror

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 747 - 753

Received: Jan 14, 2016

Accepted: Sep 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0102

Keywords
optical coating, optical properties, heat reflective mirror, surface analysis

© Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Investigations of optical and surface properties of Ag single thin film coating as semitransparent heat reflective mirror

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 747 - 753

Received: Jan 14, 2016

Accepted: Sep 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0102

Keywordsoptical coating, optical properties, heat reflective mirror, surface analysis

© Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
optical coating, optical properties, heat reflective mirror, surface analysis