A thorough study on electrochromic properties of metal doped tungsten trioxide film prepared by a facile solution process
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Authors
Amirhossein Hasani, Quyet Van Le, Thang Phan Nguyen, Kyoung Soon Choi, Woonbae Sohn, Ho Won Jang, Soo Young Kim
Publication date
2018/9/1
Journal
Electrochimica Acta
Description
In this research, we investigate the effect of metal doping on the electrochromic (EC) performance of tungsten trioxide (WO3) films. These films were prepared by a novel method involving solution processing and thermal annealing. In this procedure, ammonium tetrathiotungstate ((NH4)2WS4) was dissolved in dimethylformamide at a high concentration ratio (200 mg mL−1) to obtain a homogeneous solution and then spin-coated onto the indium thin oxide (ITO) substrate for use as a working electrode. Subsequently, the film was annealed at the different temperatures (200, 300, 400, and 500 °C) to form a crystal structure of WO3. X-ray diffraction, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic results confirm the crystal formation of WO3. Moreover, in order to improve the electrochromic performance, different concentrations (10, 20, 30, and 40 mM) of different metal chlorides such as PtCl4, PdCl2, AuCl3, AgCl …