# Infrared properties of micromachined vanadium oxide thin films

## TL;DR

This paper explores the synthesis and fabrication of vanadium oxide thin films via vacuum evaporation and sputtering, focusing on their potential use in optical coatings and instrumentation.

## Contribution

It introduces new methods for producing vanadium oxide films and evaluates their application in optical devices.

## Key findings

- Successful fabrication of vanadium dioxide films using two methods
- Potential applications in optical coatings and instrumentation
- Discussion of synthesis and pressing techniques

## Abstract

This paper discusses questions of synthesizing and pressing vanadium oxides to create film-forming materials that can be used in producing optical coatings. Based on the film-forming materials thus created, technological processes have been developed for fabricating coatings from vanadium dioxide by two methods of producing thin films: vacuum evaporation and magnetron sputtering. Questions of using films made from vanadium oxide in optical instrumentation are considered.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1703.00127