Comparison of electrochromic amorphous and crystalline tungsten oxide films

Esra Ozkan; Se Hee Lee; C. Edwin Tracy; J. Roland Pitts; Satyen K. Deb

doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(03)00019-9

Comparison of electrochromic amorphous and crystalline tungsten oxide films

Esra Ozkan^*, Se Hee Lee, C. Edwin Tracy, J. Roland Pitts, Satyen K. Deb

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Department of Physics Engineering

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

A detailed systematic study of the tungsten oxide thin films has been carried out using WO₃ films after they were annealed at progressively increasing temperatures ranging from 350°C to 450°C in oxygen environments. The structural properties of the films were characterized using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The amorphous WO₃ films remain as an amorphous phase up to 385°C and begin to crystallize at 390°C and then are completely crystallized at 450°C. Absorption peaks of the films are found to shift to a higher energy side with increasing annealing temperature up to 385°C and then shift abruptly to a lower energy as the films begin to crystallize at 390°C. Deconvolution of the absorption spectra shows that there are two different polaron transitions in the amorphous WO₃ films.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	439-448
Number of pages	10
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	79
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-0248(03)00019-9
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2003

Funding

This work was supported by DOE Office of Building Technology, State and Local Programs, Sam Taylor, Program Manager under Contract No. DE-AC36-99GO10337. We would like to thank Dr. P. Liu for informative discussions.

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DOE Office of Building Technology

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Electrochromism
Thermal evaporation
Tungsten oxide

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