Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films
Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a wide band gap semiconductor material that is used as an important electrochromic layer in electrochromic devices. In this work, the effects of the annealing temperature on the optical band gap of sol-gel WO3 films were investigated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed that WO...
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| author | Guanguang Zhang Kuankuan Lu Xiaochen Zhang Weijian Yuan Muyang Shi Honglong Ning Ruiqiang Tao Xianzhe Liu Rihui Yao Junbiao Peng |
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| description | Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is a wide band gap semiconductor material that is used as an important electrochromic layer in electrochromic devices. In this work, the effects of the annealing temperature on the optical band gap of sol-gel WO3 films were investigated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed that WO3 films were amorphous after being annealed at 100 °C, 200 °C and 300 °C, respectively, but became crystallized at 400 °C and 500 °C. An atomic force microscope (AFM) showed that the crystalline WO3 films were rougher than the amorphous WO3 films (annealed at 200 °C and 300 °C). An ultraviolet spectrophotometer showed that the optical band gap of the WO3 films decreased from 3.62 eV to 3.30 eV with the increase in the annealing temperature. When the Li+ was injected into WO3 film in the electrochromic reaction, the optical band gap of the WO3 films decreased. The correlation between the optical band gap and the electrical properties of the WO3 films was found in the electrochromic test by analyzing the change in the response time and the current density. The decrease in the optical band gap demonstrates that the conductivity increases with the corresponding increase in the annealing temperature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1061f7007ba64bd79affb1b6fe529c082022-12-22T01:40:47ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2018-07-019837710.3390/mi9080377mi9080377Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide FilmsGuanguang Zhang0Kuankuan Lu1Xiaochen Zhang2Weijian Yuan3Muyang Shi4Honglong Ning5Ruiqiang Tao6Xianzhe Liu7Rihui Yao8Junbiao Peng9Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaTungsten trioxide (WO3) is a wide band gap semiconductor material that is used as an important electrochromic layer in electrochromic devices. In this work, the effects of the annealing temperature on the optical band gap of sol-gel WO3 films were investigated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) showed that WO3 films were amorphous after being annealed at 100 °C, 200 °C and 300 °C, respectively, but became crystallized at 400 °C and 500 °C. An atomic force microscope (AFM) showed that the crystalline WO3 films were rougher than the amorphous WO3 films (annealed at 200 °C and 300 °C). An ultraviolet spectrophotometer showed that the optical band gap of the WO3 films decreased from 3.62 eV to 3.30 eV with the increase in the annealing temperature. When the Li+ was injected into WO3 film in the electrochromic reaction, the optical band gap of the WO3 films decreased. The correlation between the optical band gap and the electrical properties of the WO3 films was found in the electrochromic test by analyzing the change in the response time and the current density. The decrease in the optical band gap demonstrates that the conductivity increases with the corresponding increase in the annealing temperature.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/8/377optical band gaptungsten trioxide filmannealing temperatureelectrochromism |
| spellingShingle | Guanguang Zhang Kuankuan Lu Xiaochen Zhang Weijian Yuan Muyang Shi Honglong Ning Ruiqiang Tao Xianzhe Liu Rihui Yao Junbiao Peng Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films Micromachines optical band gap tungsten trioxide film annealing temperature electrochromism |
| title | Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films |
| title_full | Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films |
| title_short | Effects of Annealing Temperature on Optical Band Gap of Sol-gel Tungsten Trioxide Films |
| title_sort | effects of annealing temperature on optical band gap of sol gel tungsten trioxide films |
| topic | optical band gap tungsten trioxide film annealing temperature electrochromism |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/8/377 |
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