Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films

Tungsten Trioxide (WO3) thin films were grown by thermal evaporation method to study the effect of film’s thickness on its electrochromic (EC) properties. The WO3 thin films of different thicknesses were grown on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass and soda lime (bare) glass substrate held at room...

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Main Authors: K.J. Patel, G.G. Bhatt, S.S. Patel, R.R. Desai, J.R. Ray, C.J. Panchal, Priya Suryavanshi, V.A. Kheraj, A.S. Opanasyuk
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Published: Sumy State University 2017-06-01
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author K.J. Patel
G.G. Bhatt
S.S. Patel
R.R. Desai
J.R. Ray
C.J. Panchal
Priya Suryavanshi
V.A. Kheraj
A.S. Opanasyuk
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R.R. Desai
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V.A. Kheraj
A.S. Opanasyuk
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description Tungsten Trioxide (WO3) thin films were grown by thermal evaporation method to study the effect of film’s thickness on its electrochromic (EC) properties. The WO3 thin films of different thicknesses were grown on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass and soda lime (bare) glass substrate held at room temperature. The surface composition of the thin films was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement, which showed the oxygen to tungsten atomic composition ratio to be nearly 2.97. The EC properties of the thin films were examined using electrochemical techniques. Cyclic-voltammetery shows the diffusion coefficient (D) of the intercalated H+ ion in the WO3 thin film increases with the film’s thickness. It turns out that the ‘thicker’ film exhibits better coloration efficiency (CE) as compared to the ‘thinner’ film. The coloration time was found to be independent of film thickness; however, the bleaching time increases as the film thickness increases.
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spelling doaj-art-65d91a72c8014a1ca09005bb896e68212025-08-20T02:23:48ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722017-06-019303040-103040-410.21272/jnep.9(3).03040Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin FilmsK.J. Patel0G.G. Bhatt1S.S. Patel2R.R. Desai3J.R. Ray4C.J. Panchal5Priya Suryavanshi6V.A. Kheraj7A.S. Opanasyuk8BITS Edu Campus, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat, IndiaBITS Edu Campus, Varnama, Vadodara, Gujarat, IndiaSardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388120, Gujarat, IndiaSardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388120, Gujarat, IndiaH. V. H. P. Institute of P.G. Studies and Research, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Kadi, Gujarat, IndiaThe M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390001, IndiaThe M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390001, IndiaS. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat 395007, IndiaSumy State University, 2, Rymskyi-Korsakov Str., 40007 Sumy, UkraineTungsten Trioxide (WO3) thin films were grown by thermal evaporation method to study the effect of film’s thickness on its electrochromic (EC) properties. The WO3 thin films of different thicknesses were grown on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass and soda lime (bare) glass substrate held at room temperature. The surface composition of the thin films was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement, which showed the oxygen to tungsten atomic composition ratio to be nearly 2.97. The EC properties of the thin films were examined using electrochemical techniques. Cyclic-voltammetery shows the diffusion coefficient (D) of the intercalated H+ ion in the WO3 thin film increases with the film’s thickness. It turns out that the ‘thicker’ film exhibits better coloration efficiency (CE) as compared to the ‘thinner’ film. The coloration time was found to be independent of film thickness; however, the bleaching time increases as the film thickness increases.http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua:8080/download/numbers/2017/3/articles/jnep_V9_03040.pdfElectrochromicThermal evaporationTungsten trioxid
spellingShingle K.J. Patel
G.G. Bhatt
S.S. Patel
R.R. Desai
J.R. Ray
C.J. Panchal
Priya Suryavanshi
V.A. Kheraj
A.S. Opanasyuk
Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
Electrochromic
Thermal evaporation
Tungsten trioxid
title Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
title_full Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
title_fullStr Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
title_full_unstemmed Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
title_short Thickness-dependent Electrochromic Properties of Amorphous Tungsten Trioxide Thin Films
title_sort thickness dependent electrochromic properties of amorphous tungsten trioxide thin films
topic Electrochromic
Thermal evaporation
Tungsten trioxid
url http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua:8080/download/numbers/2017/3/articles/jnep_V9_03040.pdf
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