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Studies of ZrO2 electrolyte thin-film thickness on the all-solid thin-film electrochromic devices

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The electrochromic behavior of an all-solid thin-film electrochromic device consisting of layers ITO/NiO/ZrO2/WO3/ITO using the physical vapor deposition method has been studied as a function of the thickness of ZrO2 electrolyte. The ZrO2 thin-film thickness is varied from 2,000–5,000 Å. The transmittance modulation and memory effect improved with increase in the thickness of ZrO2 electrolyte. The device having 5,000 Å ZrO2 thickness shows good transmittance modulation (56 %) in the wavelength range of 450–1,000 nm with open-circuit memory effect of 170 min.

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  1. Science and Humanities Department, BITS Education campus, Varnama, 391240, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

    K. J. Patel

  2. Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390001, Gujarat, India

    M. S. Desai & C. J. Panchal

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Patel, K.J., Desai, M.S. & Panchal, C.J. Studies of ZrO2 electrolyte thin-film thickness on the all-solid thin-film electrochromic devices. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 275–279 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2600-2

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