Centro Multidisciplinar para o Desenvolvimento de Materiais Cerâmicos, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Eletroquímica e Cerâmica, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P.: 676, 13560-970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
CeO2–SnO2 and CeO2–TiO2 thin films were prepared by the Pechini method and their characteristics were compared, using a fractional factorial design to quantify the effect of five preparation variables. It was observed that CeO2–SnO2 electrodes show a greater electrochemical response than the CeO2–TiO2 films. The best intercalation charge densities were 18.11 and 9.91 mC/cm2 for CeO2–SnO2 and CeO2–TiO2, respectively. Both films were optically inactive with transparencies, in most cases, higher than 90%.