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US 12,618,002 B2Granted
Passive thermal switch coating and a method relating thereto
AssigneeUniversity of North Texas
InventorsKen Araki, Richard Z. Zhang
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Abstract
A passive thermal switch coating can include: a first thermochromic oxide layer; a layer of an infrared-transparent dielectric material; and a second thermochromic oxide layer. The infrared-transparent dielectric material can be disposed between the first thermochromic oxide layer and the second thermochromic oxide layer. The thermal switch coating can also include a substrate, and the second thermochromic oxide layer can be disposed on the substrate.
Claims20
A passive thermal switch coating comprising:
- a first thermochromic oxide layer formed as a periodic nanowire array from VO2;
- a layer of an infrared-transparent dielectric material;
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- a second thermochromic oxide layer, wherein the infrared-transparent dielectric material is disposed between the first thermochromic oxide layer and the second thermochromic oxide layer.
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