Enhanced Adhesion Energy at Oxide/Ag Interfaces for Low-Emissivity Glasses: Theoretical Insight into Doping and Vacancy Effects.

Low-emissivity glasses rely on multistacked architectures with a thin silver layer sandwiched between oxide layers. The mechanical stability of the silver/oxide interfaces is a critical parameter that must be maximized. Here, we demonstrate by means of quantum-chemical calculations that a low work of adhesion at interfaces can be significantly increased doping and by introducing vacancies in the oxide layer.