Carbon-free, crystalline and transparent (002)-oriented ZnO films with thickness below 200 nm were deposited at 350 °C on plain glass via AACVD. restricted to PVD-growth are achievable through a fast, cost-effective scalable methodology.

For decades, society has been changing towards an energy mix that enhances the use of renewable sources and a more distributed generation energy. The agricultural sector is included in this trend, which why several studies are currently being carried out focused on solar greenhouses. This article aims to demonstrate viability greenhouse integrates, as novelty, semi-transparent amorphous silicon...

Transparent inorganic luminescent materials have attracted considerable scientific and industrial attention recently because of their high chemical durability and formability. However, photoluminescence dynamics of ns(2)-type ions in oxide glasses has not been well examined, even though they can exhibit high quantum efficiency. We report on the emission property of Sn(2+)-doped strontium borate...

Growing concern over detrimental noise in densely populated areas has called for improvements in the sound insulation of our building spaces. While laminated safety glass has been optimized for safety and security and offers effective screening of UV-radiation as an additional benefit, its acoustic performance – although superior to monolithic glass – has not been given full consideration in th...

Transparent Er3+-doped germanotellurite glass ceramics (GCs) with variable Te/Ge ratio were prepared by controllable heat-treated process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) confirmed the formation of nanocrystals in glass matrix. Raman spectra were used to investigate the evolution of glass structure and photon energy. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra w...

Microwave oven generates a harmful electromagnetic wave at 2.45GHz of 1000Watts. The generated microwave is confined within the cavity of the oven for efficient heating and secured operation. To prevent microwave leakage through the front glass door, a special construction of Faraday Cage is involved. In this paper, Faraday Cage is replaced with Transparent Frequency Selective Surface Front Doo...

In construction industry, laminated glass is more and more used for transparent loadbearing building components. It is known that the residual load-carrying capacity after glass breakage of glass/PVB (polyvinyl butyral) laminates is relatively poor, mainly due to the limited stiffness and strength of PVB. For that reason, the failure behaviour of laminates composed with a stiffer and stronger i...

Technology of active glass-ceramics (GC) is an important part of luminescent materials engineering. The classic method to obtain GC is based on annealing of parent glass in proper temperature and different time periods. Generally, only the bulk materials are investigated as a starting host for further applications. However, the effect of an additional heat-treatment process on emission and stru...