Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

• SC4-P021
COPPER (CUS) AND SILVER (AG2S) SULFIDE THIN FILMS
DEVELOPED BY A SIMPLE AND LOW COST PROCESS TO BE
APPLIED IN SMART WINDOWS
Patricia Urquizo Monrreal 1 , Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez González 2 , Imelda Olivas Armendáriz 2 ,
Juan Francisco Hernández Paz 2 , Claudia Almaraz Córdova 1 , Santos Adriana Martel Estrada 1
1
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Diseño, Mexico. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad
Juárez, Física y Matemáticas, Mexico.
Nowadays new technologies have emerged as alternatives to regulate optical
and thermal performance in smart windows through the implementation of
accessible and low-cost materials. The purpose of this study is to analyze the
optical properties of Copper (CuS) and Silver (Ag2s) sulfide thin films developed
by sputtering and followed by a solid-vapor reaction. This procedure has certain
advantages due to its simplicity and low cost. Optical properties such as
absorbance and transmittance were obtained by UV-VIS spectroscopy. The
results in this study show that both CuS and Ag2S thin films are promising as
solar absorbers.
Keywords: optical properties, thin films, solid-vapor reaction
Presenting authors email: patriciaum@live.com