Chromogenic MoO3 thin films: thermo-, photo-, and electrochromic response to working pressure variation in rf reactive magnetron sputtering

V. Cruz San Martín; M. Morales-Luna; P. E. García-Tinoco; M. Pérez-González; M. A. Arvizu; H. Crotte-Ledesma; M. Ponce-Mosso; S. A. Tomás

doi:10.1007/s10854-018-9101-5

Chromogenic MoO₃ thin films: thermo-, photo-, and electrochromic response to working pressure variation in rf reactive magnetron sputtering

V. Cruz San Martín, M. Morales-Luna^*, P. E. García-Tinoco, M. Pérez-González, M. A. Arvizu, H. Crotte-Ledesma, M. Ponce-Mosso, S. A. Tomás

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Abstract

The thermochromic, photochromic, and electrochromic properties of molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) thin films were studied. MoO₃ thin films were deposited by rf reactive magnetron sputtering and the influence of deposition parameters, i.e. O₂/Ar gas ratio and working pressure, on the chromogenic properties was investigated. Thermochromism was induced by annealing the samples in either air or argon in the range 23–300 °C for 2 h. We found that the highest response was obtained for samples grown at 5.3 × 10⁻¹ Pa, although films annealed in air showed a maximum coloration around 250 °C that became bleached above this temperature. As for the annealing in argon, the thermochromic effect increased even at 300 °C. By exposing samples to UV irradiation in air, photochromism could be induced for different intervals ranging from 0 to 3 h. The highest photochromic response was obtained for samples deposited at 1.3 Pa. Cyclic voltammetry for 20 cycles in a 1 M LiClO₄ in propylene carbonate solution, inside a glovebox filled with argon, was used to evaluate the electrochromic response. Samples that showed optimum electrochromic response were deposited at 1.6 Pa. These results are explained in terms of the optical, structural, surface chemical composition, and vibrational modes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15486-15495
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume	29
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9101-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgements This work was supported by CONACyT (Mexico) under projects No.168605 and 205733. One of us (M.P.-M.) is thankful to SNI-CONACyT for a SNI-III grant. We are grateful to G. Niklasson and C.-G. Granqvist (Uppsala University), and J. Santoyo-Salazar for enlightening discussions. M.M.-L. thanks the postdoctoral fellowship from CONACYT-SENER No. 2138. The technical assistance of E. Ayala, A. García-Sotelo, and M. Guerrero is acknowledged.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by CONACyT (Mexico) under projects No.168605 and 205733. One of us (M.P.-M.) is thankful to SNI-CONACyT for a SNI-III grant. We are grateful to G. Niklasson and C.-G. Granqvist (Uppsala University), and J. Santoyo-Salazar for enlightening discussions. M.M.-L. thanks the postdoctoral fellowship from CONACYT-SENER No. 2138. The technical assistance of E. Ayala, A. Garc?a-Sotelo, and M. Guerrero is acknowledged.

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Martín, V. C. S., Morales-Luna, M., García-Tinoco, P. E., Pérez-González, M., Arvizu, M. A., Crotte-Ledesma, H., Ponce-Mosso, M., & Tomás, S. A. (2018). Chromogenic MoO₃ thin films: thermo-, photo-, and electrochromic response to working pressure variation in rf reactive magnetron sputtering. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29(18), 15486-15495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9101-5

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Chromogenic MoO₃ thin films: thermo-, photo-, and electrochromic response to working pressure variation in rf reactive magnetron sputtering. / Martín, V. Cruz San; Morales-Luna, M.; García-Tinoco, P. E. et al.
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