Abstract
The electrochromic $WO_3$ thin films were prepared by using the electron beam deposition technique. The influences of vacuum pressure were examined in terms of the surface morphology and the electrochromic properties of films. From the results, the electrochromic behavior of electron beam deposited films strongly depends on the vacuum pressure during deposition. The film prepared under a vacuum pressure of $5{\times}10^4$ mbar was found to be rather stable when subjected to the repeated coloring and bleaching cycles in an aqueous acid electrolyte of 1M $H_2SO_4$. It was also found that the degraded film by repeated cycling in the aqueous acid solution changed the grain shape of film surface.
