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Electrochromism of Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Tungsten Oxide Thin Films (반응성 마그네트론 스퍼터링법에 의해 증착된 $WO_3$ 박막의 일렉트로크로믹 특성)

  • Lee, Kee-Oh;Choi, Young-Kyu;Chung, Gwiy-Sang
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1998.07d
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    • pp.1346-1348
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    • 1998
  • Tungsten oxide($WO_3$) thin films were prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering in an $Ar/O_2$ atmosphere from a compressed powder $WO_3$ target and their electrochromic(EC) phenomena were investigated. PEO-$LiClO_4$-PC polymer electrolyte can easely be formed into thin films and showed high transmittance. Such electrolyte have electrochromic properties suitable for large-scale electrochromic devices. For the devices using $WO_3$ thin films of 1500, 2500, $4000{\AA}$ thickness with glass/ITO/$WO_3$/PEO-$LiClO_4$-PC/ITO/glass structure, an optical modulation of $50{\sim}60%$ were obtained at a potential range of $1{\sim}2V$. It has shown that transmittance and reflectance of light could be electrically controlled by low applied voltage.

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Synthesis of Cobalt Oxide Film by Thermal Decomposition for Potential Various Applications

  • Han, Seong Ho;Park, Bo Keun;Son, Seong Uk;Kim, Chang Gyoun;Chung, Taek-Mo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2014.02a
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    • pp.365.1-365.1
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    • 2014
  • Cobalt oxide has excellent various properties such as high catalytic activity, antiferromagnetism, and electrochromism. So cobalt oxides offer a great potential for their applications in the various areas such as optical gas sensor, catalysts for oxidation reaction, electrochromic devices, high temperature solar selective absorbers, magnetic materials, pigment for glasses and ceramics, and negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. We have synthesized novel cobalt complexes by simple reaction of cobalt bistrimethylsilylamide as a starting material with a lot of conventional ligands as potential cobalt oxide precursors. The studies include the facile preparation, structural characterization, and spectroscopic analysis of the new precursors. We are making efforts to grow cobalt oxide thin films using cobalt complexes newly synthesized in this study using deposition techniques.

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The Development of Electrochromic Materials for Energy Saving Smart Windows. (에너지 절약 스마트윈도우용 전기변색 재료의 개발)

  • Cho, Bong-Hee;Kim, Young-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1994.07b
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    • pp.1308-1310
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    • 1994
  • The electrochromism of $WO_3$ and $V_2O_5$ thin films have been studied. The $WO_3$ thin film is found to be cathodic coloration material and the coloration efficiency of this film is close to $60 [cm^2/C]$ in the near infrared region. The $V_2O_5$ thin film exhibits cathodic coloration in tile near infrared and anodic coloration in the blue and near UV region. The cathodic coloration in the $450{\sim}1100 nm$ wavelength range is relatively weak with a maximum coloration efficiency of $6 [cm^2/C]$).

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Next-Generation Multifunctional Electrochromic Devices (차세대 다기능 전기변색 소자)

  • Yun, Tae Yong;Moon, Hong Chul
    • Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.12-22
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    • 2020
  • 전기변색 물질은 전압을 인가하였을 때 산화-환원 반응을 통해 흡수도나 투과도 같은 광학적 물성 변화를 보인다. 이러한 전기변색 물질에 기반한 전기변색 소자는 높은 투과도 변화, 낮은 구동 전압, 간단한 소자 구조 등 다양한 장점을 가지고 있어 차세대 투명 디스플레이로 각광받고 있다. 최근에는 이러한 전기변색 소자에 변색 특성 이외에 유연성 및 에너지 저장성 등 다양한 기능을 추가하는 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 본 기고문에서는 전기변색 소자의 기본적인 구동 원리 및 다기능 개발 동향 등에 대해 알아보고자 한다.

Electrodeposited WO3 films and their application in electrochromic boards

  • Kim, Dae-Hyeon;Kang, Kwang-Mo;Nah, Yoon-Chae
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.187-195
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    • 2022
  • WO3 thin films were synthesized by electrodeposition, and their electrochromic properties were investigated. The application of static voltage produced WO3 films with a smooth, compact surface morphology, and the film thickness linearly increased with the application time. The thicker film showed a strong color contrast but a slow color-switching speed. High-temperature heat treatment exceeding 300 ℃ induced a phase transformation from an amorphous to a monoclinic structure and resulted in degraded electrochromic performance. Furthermore, the optimized WO3 thin films demonstrated their potential application as electrochromic boards for writing and erasing letters using a simple modified 3D printer in a rapid, accurate process

A Study on the Optical Properties and Electrochromism of Amorphous $WO_3$ Thin Films (비정질 $WO_3$ 박막의 광특성 및 일렉트로크로미즘에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Seung-Hui;Jeong, Ju-Yong;Jo, Bong-Hui;Kim, Yeong-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.3 no.6
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    • pp.632-637
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    • 1993
  • The optical properties and electrochromism of amorphous $WO_3$ thin films were studied. $WO_3$ thin films with thickness of 3000$\AA$~6000$\AA$ were deposited by vacuum evaporat.ion. All these films were transparent and found to be amorphous in structure by X-ray diffraction analysis and the visible wave length refractive indices were found to be between 1.9 and 2.1 and the optical energey gap to be 3.25 eV. Electrochromic devices were made consisting of IT0 transparent electrode, $WO_3$ thin films, $LiCIO_4$- propylene carbonate and Pt counter electrode. In terms of their operation, the amorphous $WO_3$ films were colored blue by a double injection of electrons from the transparent electrode and lithium ions from the $LiCIO_4$-propylene carbonate organic electrolyte and made colorless by electrochemical oxidation reaction. The electrochromic properties of $WO_3$ thin films including coloration and bleaching, optical density and response time were all found to be strongly dependent on the film deposition condition, electrolyte concentration, sheet resistance of the transparent electrode and applied voltage.

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Electrochemical Properties of Diiron Complexes wish Conjugated Chains (공액 사슬을 갖는 철 화합물의 전기화학적 특성)

  • ;Micheal b. Sponsler
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.511-517
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    • 2002
  • The complex 1 $([Cp*Fe(CO)_2]_2-(\mu-CH=CH-CH=CH))$ which have butadiene as a bridge were synthesized from $Cp*(CO)_2FeK$ and cis-3,4-dichlorocyclobutene. The derivatives of complex 1 where one or two carbonyl groups are replaced by phosphine ligands have been prepared by photochemical substitution. The new derivatives $([Cp*Fe(L)_2]_2-(\mu-CH=CH-CH=CH))$ where L = $(Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2)$ and $([Cp*Fe(CO)(L)]_2-(\mu-CH=CH-CH=CH))$ where L : $PPh_3$ have been characterized from $^^1H-$, $^^13C-$,$^^31P-NMR$ and elemental analysis. Obtained complexes have been studied in electrochemical experiment and UV/VIS-near-IR. The mixed-valence radical cation forms of complex 2, 3 species were found to be delocalized as the Class III. Based on the separation of the waves ($\triangle E$ : 0.470 ~ 0.605 V), the efficiency of electronic communication between two metal centers of cation species leading to stabilization relative to neutral species. The phosphine-substitute complexes (2, 3) displays two reversible oxidation waves and oxidation state of metal centers-dependent color change, electrochromism, was observed from yellow to orange and deep blue in methylene chloride.

The electrochromic properties of tungsten oxide thin films coated by a sol-gel spin coating under different reactive temperature (솔-젤 스핀 코팅에 의해 증착된 텅스텐 산화물 박막의 반응 온도에 따른 전기변색특성 연구)

  • 심희상;나윤채;조인화;성영은
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.128-128
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    • 2003
  • Electrochromism (EC) is defined as a phenomenon in which a change in color takes place in the presence of an applied voltage. Because of their low power consumption, high coloration efficiency, EC devices have a variety of potential applications in smart windows, mirror, and optical switching devices. An EC devices generally consist of a transparent conducting layer, electrochromic cathodic and anodic coloring materials and an ion conducting electrolyte. EC has been widely studied in transition metal oxides(e.g., WO$_3$, NiO, V$_2$O$\sub$5/) Among these materials, WO$_3$ is a most interesting material for cathodic coloration materials due to its lush coloration efficiency (CE), large dynamic range, cyclic reversibility, and low cost material. WO$_3$ films have been prepared by a variety of methods including vacuum evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, electrodeposition process, sol-gel synthesis, sputtering, and laser ablation. Sol-gel process is widely used for oxide film at low temperature in atmosphere and requires lower capital investment to deposit large area coating compared to vacuum deposition process.

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Fabrication of Photoelectrochromic Devices Composed of Anodized TiO2 and WO3 Nanostructures (양극산화된 TiO2 및 WO3 나노구조체로 구성된 광전기변색 소자 제작)

  • Lee, Sanghoon;Cha, Hyeongcheol;Nah, Yoon-Chae
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.326-330
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we demonstrate the photoelectrochromic devices composed of $TiO_2$ and $WO_3$ nanostructures prepared by anodization method. The morphology and the crystal structure of anodized $TiO_2$ nanotubes and $WO_3$ nanoporous layers are investigated by SEM and XRD. To fabricate a transparent photoelectrode on FTO substrate, a $TiO_2$ nanotube membrane, which has been detached from Ti substrate, is transferred to FTO substrate and annealed at $450^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr. The photoelectrode of $TiO_2$ nanotube and the counter electrode of $WO_3$ nanoporous layer are assembled and the inner space is filled with a liquid electrolyte containing 0.5 M LiI and 5 mM $I_2$ as a redox mediator. The properties of the photoelectrochromic devices is investigated and Pt-$WO_3$ electrode system shows better electrochromic performance compared to $WO_3$ electrode.