Magnetron sputtering deposition of Ag/Ag2O bilayer films for highly efficient color generation on fabrics

Sputtering‐Deposited Thin Films on Textiles for Solar and Heat Managements: A Mini‐Review

“…Reproduced with permission. [ 30 ] Copyright 2020, Elsevier. b) Metal/metal oxide bilayers and c) multilayers with periodic high‐refractive‐index and low‐refractive‐index stacked layers.…”

“…Miao and co‐workers fabricated the Ag (400 nm)/Ag 2 O composite film on the polyester fabric with bright structural colors varied with the thickness of Ag 2 O from yellow (10 nm) to purple (25 nm), orange (30 nm), reddish brown (35 nm), indigo (42 nm), and then to green (105 nm). [ 30 ] Yet, the washing fastness of the prepared Ag (400 nm)/Ag 2 O series structural colored fabrics was not satisfactory, which may be due to the effect of mechanical force or too thick films.…”

“…[ 7–10 ] By sputtering deposition of various materials onto textile substrates, the aforementioned functionalities have been mostly demonstrated in recently studies. [ 11–23 ] Specifically, the structural colors by interference, diffraction, and scattering of magnetron‐sputtered monolayer or multilayer films or the colors of sputtered films themselves can impart rich colors to textiles, [ 24–32 ] which may replace the conventional dyeing process without causing environmental pollution and health problems. Yet, most of reported progress was quite scattered, and a systematic understanding on the correlation of optical, color, and thermal management properties was still lacking.…”

Rational Surface and Interfacial Engineering of IrO2/TiO2 Nanosheet Arrays toward High‐Performance Chlorine Evolution Electrocatalysis and Practical Environmental Remediation

“…[ 26 ] Magnetron sputtering technique displays exceptional advantages, including i) homogeneity of coating thickness that results in the homogeneous distribution in the composite structure, ii) precise tuning of the coating composition, and iii) small grain size of the coating which is beneficial for the corresponding properties. [ 27 ] In this regard, the morphology and aerophobicity of the electrode coating were supposed to be well‐tuned by the magnetron sputtering technique.…”

Antibacterial and ultraviolet protective neodymium-doped TiO2 film coated on polypropylene nonwoven fabric via a sputtering method

“…It is widely used in optical thin films, solar energy, and semiconductor photocatalytic antibacterial agents Antibacterial and ultraviolet protective neodymium-doped TiO 2 film coated on polypropylene nonwoven fabric via a sputtering method due to its non-toxicity and durable antibacterial properties. Coating TiO 2 film on textiles can obtain structural coloring, [9][10][11][12] electrical, 13 antibacterial, 14 ultraviolet (UV) protective, 15,16 photocatalytic, [17][18][19] and other properties. TiO 2 can be even used to improve the adhesion of nanoparticles on the fabric surface.…”