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Synthesis and Characterization of Potentiostatically Electrodeposited Tungsten Oxide Thin Films for Smart Window Application

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Tungsten oxide (WO3) thin films have been synthesized using electrodeposition in potentiostatic mode and the effect of different deposition potentials on their structural, morphological, optical, and electrochromic (EC) properties investigated. The deposition potential versus saturated calomel electrode (SCE) was varied from −0.35 V to −0.50 V in steps of −0.05 V for 20 min each. The electrodeposited WO3 thin films were characterized using x-ray diffraction analysis, micro-Raman spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectrophotometry, revealing amorphous nature with nanograins having average size from 40 nm to 60 nm. The EC performance of the WO3 thin films exhibited response times of 1.35 s for bleaching (t b) and 3.1 s for coloration (t c) with excellent reversibility of 64.36%. The highest coloration efficiency of the electrodeposited WO3 thin films was found to be 87.95 cm2/C. The electrochemical reversibility and stability of the WO3 thin films obtained in this study make them promising for use in smart window applications.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partly supported by the converging research center program funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (2013K000407) and Human Resource Development of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) Grant funded by the Korea Government Ministry of Knowledge Economy (No. 20124010203180). The authors would like to acknowledge DST-FIST New Delhi and Physics Instrumentation Facility Centre (PIFC), Dept. of Phys, SUK for characterizations. The authors are very grateful to Dr. K. K. K. Sharma, SNST, SUK for help at the time of manuscript revision.

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  1. Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University Kolhapur, Kolhapur, 416004, India

    A. J. More, V. V. Burungale & P. S. Patil

  2. Department of Physics, The New College, Kolhapur, 416012, India

    R. S. Patil

  3. Department of Physics, Krishna Mahavidyalaya, Rethare Bk, Karad, 415 108, India

    D. S. Dalavi

  4. Department of Materials Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, South Korea

    M. P. Suryawanshi & J. H. Kim

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More, A.J., Patil, R.S., Dalavi, D.S. et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Potentiostatically Electrodeposited Tungsten Oxide Thin Films for Smart Window Application. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 974–981 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4973-8

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