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Abstract

Electrochemical synthesis of tungsten oxide (WO3) thin film nanostructures by potentiostatically controlling the surface aggregates formed at the electrode–electrolyte interface, in the presence of a polymeric template (polyethylene glycol 400, PEG) from a plating sol of peroxotungstic acid (PTA) is presented. The nanoparticulate morphology of the WO3 film changes drastically upon varying PEG content in the precursor sol; from an amorphous structure with randomly distributed pores for a film derived from a PTA sol with PEG:ethanol in a 3:7 volume ratio, to a mesoporous, nanocrystalline material with hybrid structures encompassing spherical grains and nanorod-like shapes with a triclinic modification for a film formed in a sol with PEG:ethanol in a 1:1 volume ratio. This approach highlights the role of the PEG proportion in controlling crystal growth, assembly patterns and pore structure. The film derived from the sol with PEG:ethanol in a 1:1 volume ratio exhibits superior transmission modulation and coloration efficiency as compared to the film obtained from a sol with PEG:ethanol in a 3:7 volume ratio. While the latter film deteriorates rapidly within 35 color-bleach cycles, the former film sustains more than 3500 cycles, without significant degradation. This film also exhibits fast switching between the clear and blue states; these are repercussions of the mesopore structure and the interconnected nanocrystallite phase.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to M/s Elsevier B.V.
Subjects:	Materials Science Physics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Ms Neetu Chandra
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2015 10:52
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2015 10:52
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1076

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