Enhanced electrochromism of WO3 thin film by gold nanoparticles

被引:36
作者
He, T [1 ]
Ma, Y [1 ]
Cao, Y [1 ]
Yang, WS [1 ]
Yao, JN [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Chem, Ctr Mol Sci, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
来源
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 2001年 / 514卷 / 1-2期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
WO3; electrochromism; gold nanoparticles; enhancement effect;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0728(01)00616-7
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Gold nanoparticles synthesized by the chemical reduction of hydrogen tetrachloroaurate were used to modify the surface of vacuum evaporated WO3 thin films through a spin coating technique. It was found that the gold nanoparticles could improve the electrochromic performance of the WO3 film greatly. The experimental results indicated that the conductivity of the thin film was increased after the surface modification. In addition, it was found that the composite thin film could show a better electrochromic performance in aqueous acid system than in organic solution. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:129 / 132
页数:4
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