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Obtaining and Studying Films of Tungsten, Titanium and Their Oxides

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The initial polycrystalline films of tungsten and titanium, whose surface has predominantly ultrananodispersed morphology and a thickness of 50 to 100 nm, are obtained by magnetron sputtering on conductive fluorinated tin oxide (FTO) films, which were deposited on glass substrates. At the next stage, the resulting films of tungsten and titanium are thermally oxidized in a programmable muffle furnace in an air atmosphere. The morphology, structural, and the optical properties of both the initial tungsten and titanium films and their oxides are studied. Some preliminary results are presented and the prospects for using the obtained tungsten oxide (WO3) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) films as electrochromic, photochromic and sensor materials are discussed.

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    V. V. Tomaev, E. V. Sokhovich, S. V. Myakin & A. A. Semenova

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Tomaev, V.V., Sokhovich, E.V., Myakin, S.V. et al. Obtaining and Studying Films of Tungsten, Titanium and Their Oxides. Glass Phys Chem 48, 61–68 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659622010151

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