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Radio Frequency Titanium Plasma Modified Vanadium Oxide for Electrochromic Applications

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Titanium tetrachloride plasma were used to enhance the electrochromic properties of vanadium oxide (V2O5) powder. The plasma treatments were performed in a rotating 13.56 MHz radio frequency plasma system with optimized parameters. Titanium tetrachloride plasma treated and untreated V2O5 powders were deposited by pyrolysis spraying methods on to indium tin oxide conductive electrodes and the electrochromic properties were investigated. The film characterizations were carried out by using cyclic voltammetry, optic spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. The properties of electrochromic devices were investigated with optic transmission changes in visible spectral range.

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The authors are grateful to Suleyman Demirel University Fund (Project No: 3494-YL2-13 and 3493-YL2-13) for the financial support of this work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Gamze Ongeren, Muhammet Sancak & Lutfi Oksuz

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    Melek Kiristi & Aysegul Uygun Oksuz

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Ongeren, G., Sancak, M., Kiristi, M. et al. Radio Frequency Titanium Plasma Modified Vanadium Oxide for Electrochromic Applications. J Inorg Organomet Polym 25, 1129–1136 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-015-0219-0

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