"Electrochromic devices with solid polymeric electrolytes based on starch" / "Dispositivos eletrocrômicos com eletrólitos sólidos poliméricos à base de amido"

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2006

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This dissertation presents the results of preparation and characterization of five electrochromic devices (DEC) composed of thin films of transition metal oxides, such as WO3, WO3:Ta, Nb2O5:Mo and NiOx as electrochromic layers and CeO2-TiO2 as a transparent counter-electrode. The electrolytes used in these devices were starch-based plasticized with glycerol containing LiClO4 or KOH, depending on the electrochromic layer. All the thin films were prepared by sol-gel process and deposited onto FTO by dip-coating technique. The devices were characterized by means of cyclic voltametry, spectroscopy in the region of UV-visible-NIR (300-1100 nm) and the inserted/extracted charge density along the chronoamperometric cycles. From the values obtained for the inserted charge density and the transmittance in 550 nm and 633 nm and using an appropriate equation the values of electrochromic efficiency of the electrochromic devices were obtained. Measurements of optical density in function of the potential and transmittance in function of the time were also taken. The results of charge density for the electrochromic devices with WO3, WO3:Ta and Nb2O5:Mo showed that the processes of insertion/extraction of the lithium ions are reversible and the extraction is very fast, i.e., of the order of 10s. Through the transmission spectra it was possible to observe a good variation in the transmittance between the coloured and bleached states (T), given that the DEC with WO3 and electrolyte with concentration of LiClO4, [O]/[Li]=10 obtained the largest variation of T = 38.4% in 633 nm. This resulted in a high value (77.5 cm2/C) of electrochromic efficiency. The DEC with NiOx presented a smaller variation in the transmittance, i.e., 23.8% in 550 nm for cycle 3000, resulting in a lower value of electrochromic efficiency, 24.9 cm2/C. This work also presents the results of the preparation and characterization of solid polymeric electrolytes containing starch, glycerol and potassium hydroxide characterized by the technique of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. From these results the values of their ionic conductivities were calculated. Measurements of optical transmission in the region of UV-visible-NIR (300-1100 nm) were also taken. The best value of ionic conductivity, i.e., 4.9210-5 Scm-1 at 30oC was obtained for the film with 25% of glycerol and 35% of KOH in relation to the mass of starch. The results presented in this work show that starch-based solid polymeric electrolytes can be very interesting for application in electrochromic devices as, for example, smart windows in architecture.

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dispositivos eletrocrômicos polieletrólitos sólidos amido electrochromic devices solid polymeric electrolytes starch

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