Preparation and characterization of WO{sub 3} nanoparticles, WO{sub 3}/TiO{sub 2} core/shell nanocomposites and PEDOT:PSS/WO{sub 3} composite thin films for photocatalytic and electrochromic applications
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Szent Gellért tér 4, Budapest, H-1111 (Hungary)
In this study, monoclinic WO{sub 3} nanoparticles were obtained by thermal decomposition of (NH{sub 4}){sub x}WO{sub 3} in air at 600 °C. On them by atomic layer deposition (ALD) TiO{sub 2} films were deposited, and thus core/shell WO{sub 3}/TiO{sub 2} nanocomposites were prepared. We prepared composites of WO{sub 3} nanoparticles with conductive polymer as PEDOT:PSS, and deposited thin films of them on glass and ITO substrates by spin coating. The formation, morphology, composition and structure of the as-prepared pure and composite nanoparticles, as well thin films, were studied by TEM, SEM-EDX and XRD. The photocatalytic activity of both the WO{sub 3} and core/shell WO{sub 3}/TiO{sub 2} nanoparticles was studied by decomposing methyl orange in aqueous solution under UV light irradiation. Cyclic voltammetry measurements were performed on the composite PEDOT:PSS/WO{sub 3} thin films, and the coloring and bleaching states were studied.
- OSTI ID:
- 22590986
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1722, Issue 1; Conference: BPU-9: 9. international physics conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Istanbul (Turkey), 24-27 Aug 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
ELECTROCHROMISM
IRRADIATION
LAYERS
METHYL ORANGE
MONOCLINIC LATTICES
NANOCOMPOSITES
NANOPARTICLES
PHOTOCATALYSIS
POLYMERS
PYROLYSIS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPIN-ON COATING
THIN FILMS
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
TUNGSTEN OXIDES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VOLTAMETRY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION