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Optical Properties of ZnO/Al/Ag/ZnO Multilayers as Near Infrared Cut-off Filters

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Various ZnO/metal/ZnO multilayers were fabricated and their optical properties were investigated. Top and bottom ZnO layers were formed by sol-gel method and mid-metal layers were deposited by thermal evaporation for precise control of thickness. After the fabrication of ZnO/Ag/ZnO structure, the transmittance increased to 72%. Adding Al to middle Ag layer, the ZnO/Al/Ag/ZnO structure reduced the near IR transmission in half with 40% optical transmittance in entire visible region. This oxide/double metal/oxide multilayers show the huge potential for building integrated photovoltaics as near IR cut-off filters.

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    Hyungin Lee & Jiwan Kim

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Lee, H., Kim, J. Optical Properties of ZnO/Al/Ag/ZnO Multilayers as Near Infrared Cut-off Filters. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 73, 858–860 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.73.858

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