High-transparency high-conductivity spectrally selective diamond-like carbon coatings

长期以来，窗户一直被认为是建筑物中辐射热损失和太阳光能增益的主要原因，因此是建筑物加热和冷却能量负荷的主要贡献者。考虑到暖通空调占加拿大建筑能耗的55-60%，占全球能源消耗的30-40%，需要具有成本效益的高性能创新技术，以实现2020年后市场可行的近/净零能源解决方案的愿景（欧洲指令（2010/31/EU））。引用APS物理-能源效率报告，在能源效率方面取得重大进展是减少对化石燃料依赖和减少温室气体排放的最经济有效的方法之一（Rev.Mod.Phys 80（2008）S1）。

Windows have been long-recognized as a major cause of radiative heat loss and solar optical energy gain in buildings, and accordingly are a major contributor to the heating and cooling energy loads of buildings. Considering that HVAC accounts for up to 55-60% of building energy consumption in Canada, and 30-40% of the consumed energy worldwide, cost-effective high-performance innovative technologies are required in order to enable the vision of market-feasible near/net-zero energy solutions beyond 2020 (European Directive (2010/31/EU). To quote the APS Physics - Energy Efficiency Report, making major gains in energy efficiency is one of the most economical and effective ways to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Rev.Mod.Phys 80 (2008)S1).