Designs and investigations of anti-glare blue-tint side-view car mirrors
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Author list: Eiamchai P., Horprathum M., Patthanasettakul V., Limnonthakul P., Nuntawong N., Limsuwan P., Chindaudom P.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2010
Journal: Materials & Design (0264-1275)
Volume number: 31
Issue number: 7
Start page: 3151
End page: 3158
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0264-1275
eISSN: 1873-4197
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Recent developments for luxury car industries have been in favor of anti-glare color-tint side-view exterior car mirrors. In this study, we explore the designs, the fabrications, and the investigations of anti-glare blue-tint samples suitable for the side-view car mirrors. With an aid of the thin film design software, the TiO2-based backside-coated optical systems are prepared by the homemade and the retailed sputtering systems, and examined for the reflection spectra and the chromaticity diagrams. From four major designs of the anti-glare blue-tint mirrors, the ultra-thin metallic layer and the dielectric stack with the bottommost reflective layer offer the blue-tint at 85% highest reflection. Although the design requires only 40min of the deposition time, the careful control of the ultra-thin metallic film thickness is crucial. ฉ 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
Anti-glare, Blue-tint, Side-view car mirrors
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