Abstract
The pechini method was used to synthesize antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles, and the subsequent solution co-blend was employed to fabricate ATO/PVB nanocomposites. Uv-Vis-NIR spectra show that the addition of ATO nano particles can significantly enhance the thermal insulating efficiency of ATO/PVB nanocomposites. With the increase of ATO content, the thermal insulating efficiency is increased. Uv is almost fully absorbed by all ATO/PVB nanocomposites. Vis transmittance-haze spectra reveal that ATO/PVB nanocomposites exhibit higher Vis transmittance of over 72.7% and lower haze of below 2% when ATO content is in the range of 0.1 wt%–0.5 wt%. The thermal insulating tests indicate that in comparison with the pure PVB film, nanocomposite films with 0.1 wt%–0.5 wt% ATO can reduce temperature of 1–3 °C, suggesting that this novel nanocomposite can be used for energy-saving glass.
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Funded by Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau, Hubei, China (No. 200911011428), Hubei Science and Technology Department, China (No. 2010EGA047) and Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, China (No. 2010EKLGPAFM018)
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Zhang, G., Yan, W. & Jiang, T. Fabrication and thermal insulating properties of ATO/PVB nanocomposites for energy saving glass. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 28, 912–915 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-013-0792-4
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