Electrochromic Properties of Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Thin Films Prepared by a Simple Chemical Deposition Method
Keywords:
Electrochromism, Nickel Hexacyanoferrate, Chemical depositionAbstract
In this work a simple chemical bath deposition method was developed and employed for the preparation of Nickel Hexacyanoferrate (NiHCF) films. The films were deposited by successive immersion of the fluorine doped glass substrates (FTO) into acidic aqueous solution of NiCl2 and K4[Fe(CN)6]. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed that the obtained NiHCF films had crystalline structure. Cycling voltammetry was performed in order to investigate the electrochemical properties of the films. Visible spectra of NiHCF films were recorded in-situ in the both, bleached and colored state. From those spectra were estimated the optical band gaps. The response times of the bleaching and coloring was estimated to an abrupt potential change from -2 V to +2 V and reverse. The coloration efficiency was estimated from the dependence of the optical density on charge density.
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