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Comparison study of WO3 thin film and nanorods for smart window applications

  • G. V. Ashok Reddy*
  • , K. Naveen Kumar
  • , Hitha D. Shetty
  • , C. Devaraja
  • , Merum Dhananjaya
  • , H. B. Shiva prased
  • , Nunna Guru Prakash
  • , K. M. Girish
  • , A. R. Venugopal
  • , K. Deepak
  • , Shirajahammad M. Hunagund
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The WO3 thin films were deposited at oxygen partial pressure of 8x10-4 mbar. A template-free straightforward hydrothermal method is employed to produce vertical alignment hierarchical WO3 nano-architectures on clear conducting substrates (3x2.5 cm2 in size and slides resistance 4 O). After being deposited at ambient temperature, the samples were air annealed at 400 °C for 4 h. The optical, electrochromic, surface and structural morphology behavior of the deposited material after annealing were studied using XRD, Raman, FTIR, SEM, electrochemical analyzer and UV-Visible spectrometer characterization methods. After annealing at 400 °C for 4 h in air, every characteristic peak are matched to a monoclinic (crystalline) WO3 phase. The Nano flower array achieved a considerable coloration efficiency (24.09 cm2/s) and low cathodic peak current (-2.03 mA) compare to the Tungsten trioxide thin film produced by the DC magnetron sputtering method. The vertically oriented geometry and the porosity space between the Nano flower, which improve H+ diffusion and provide a considerable contact area for charge-transfer processes, are primarily responsible for the improved electrochromic properties.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science

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