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Simple and rapid synthesis of NiO/PPy thin films with improved electrochromic performance
Authors:AC Sonavane  DS Dalavi  PS Patil
Affiliation:a Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416 004, India
b Department of Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul 100-715, Republic of Korea
c Department of Physics, Y.M. College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Erandwane, Pune, India
Abstract:Nickel oxide/polypyrrole (NiO/PPy) thin films were deposited by a two step process in which the NiO layer was electrodeposited potentiostatically from an aqueous solution of NiCl2·6H2O at pH 7.5 on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated conducting glass substrates, followed by the deposition of polypyrrole (PPy) thin films by chemical bath deposition (CBD) from pyrrole mixed with ammonium persulfate (APS). The NiO/PPy films were further characterized for their structural, optical, morphological and electrochromic properties. X-ray diffraction study indicates that the films composed of polycrystalline NiO and amorphous PPy. Infrared transmission spectrum reveals chemical bonding between NiO and PPy. Rectangular faceted grains were observed from scanning electron microscopy results. The electrochromic (EC) property of the film was studied using cyclic voltammogram (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and optical modulation. The NiO/PPy presents superior EC properties than their individual counterparts. The coloration/bleaching kinetics (response time of few ms) and coloration efficiency (358 cm2/C) were found to be improved appreciably. The dramatic improvement in electrochemical stability (from about 500 c/b cycles for PPy to 10,000 c/b cycles for NiO/PPy) was observed. This work therefore demonstrates a cost-effective and simple way of depositing highly efficient, faster and stable NiO/PPy electrodes for EC devices.
Keywords:Nickel oxide thin films  Polypyrrole (PPy)  Electrodeposition  Chemical bath deposition (CBD)  EC properties
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