All-Solid-Thin Film Electrochromic Devices Consisting of Layers ITO / NiO / ZrO2 / WO3 / ITO

Authors K.J. Patel1 , M.S. Desai1 , C.J. Panchal1 , H.N. Deota1, U.B. Trivedi2
Affiliations

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

2 Department of Electronics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-380120, India

Е-mail cjpanchal_msu@yahoo.com
Issue Volume 5, Year 2013, Number 2
Dates Received 15 February 2013; published online 04 May 2013
Citation K.J. Patel, M.S. Desai, C.J. Panchal, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 5 No 2, 02023 (2013)
DOI
PACS Number(s) 81.15.Ef, 85.60.Pg, 78.20.Ci
Keywords Physical vapor deposition, Electrochromic device, Transmission modulation.
Annotation We have prepared an all-solid-thin film electrochromic device (ECD), consisting of layers ITO / NiO / ZrO2 / WO3 / ITO using the PVD method. The WO3 is used as an electrochromic layer, NiO as an ion-storage layer, and ZrO2 as a solid electrolyte layer in the all-solid-thin film ECD. The optical transmittance varied between 3-59 %. The device shows the coloration and bleaching time of 120 s and 2 s, respectively, with a good memory effect and desirable cycle-life.

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