Electrochromic properties of NiOOH thin films prepared by reactive sputtering in an H2O atmosphere in various aqueous electrolytes

被引:19
作者
Abe, Yoshio [1 ]
Suzuki, Takahiro [1 ]
Kawamura, Midori [1 ]
Sasaki, Katsutaka [1 ]
Itoh, Hidenobu [1 ]
机构
[1] Kitami Inst Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Kitami, Hokkaido 0908507, Japan
基金
日本科学技术振兴机构;
关键词
Nickel oxyhydroxide thin film; Electrochromic; Aqueous electrolyte solution; COATINGS; DEVICES;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.018
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH) thin films were prepared by reactive sputtering using H2O as a reactive gas, and the electrochromic (EC) properties of these thin films were investigated in alkaline, neutral, and acidic aqueous electrolyte solutions. A stable EC cycling of up to 100 cycles was obtained for the NiOOH thin films in electrolyte solutions with a wide pH range of 4.1-13.5. However, the EC cycling degraded drastically after several tens of cycles in an electrolyte with pH=2.0. In the stable pH region, the NiOOH films exhibited a large transmittance change from approximately 30-90%, although the response speed slowed with decreasing pH of the electrolytes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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