Tunable Transparency and NIR-Shielding Properties of Nanocrystalline Sodium Tungsten Bronzes

• Main Authors: Luomeng Chao, Changwei Sun, Jianyong Dou, Jiaxin Li, Jia Liu, Yonghong Ma, Lihua Xiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
• Series: Nanomaterials
• Subjects: sodium tungsten bronzes; nanoparticles; tunable optical properties
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/3/731

The Na<i>_x</i>WO₃ nanoparticles with different <i>x</i> were synthesized by a solvothermal method and the absorption behavior in visible and near-infrared light (NIR) region was studied. Well-crystallized nanoparticles with sizes of several tens of nanometers were confirmed by XRD, SEM and TEM methods. The absorption valley in visible region shifted from 555 nm to 514 nm and the corresponding absorption peak in NIR region shifted from 1733 nm to 1498 nm with the increasing x. In addition, the extinction behavior of Na<i>_x</i>WO₃ nanoparticles with higher <i>x</i> values were simulated by discrete dipole approximation method and results showed that the changing behavior of optical properties was in good agreement with the experimental results. The experimental and theoretical data indicate that the transparency and NIR-shielding properties of Na<i>_x</i>WO₃ nanoparticles in the visible and NIR region can be continuously adjusted by <i>x</i> value in the whole range of 0 < <i>x</i> < 1. These tunable optical properties of nanocrystalline Na<i>_x</i>WO₃ will expand its application in the fields of transparent heat-shielding materials or optical filters.