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TiO2 nanocrystalline thin films with varying degree of porosity have been prepared using a low temperature method. TiO2 films of the anatase form have been obtained by using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified sol-gel method. Densification and crystallization of the films was found to result from the thermal treatment of the dip coated films in boiling water. The films have been characterized by Raman, XRD, FTIR, AFM and optical methods. Highly transparent films with transmission in excess of 85% and porosity as high as 58% are formed predominantly of anatase crystallites of dimensions of the order of 5 nm. Initial results on lithium intercalation into these films resulting in an efficient optical modulation in the visible and near infrared regions demonstrate a good potential of these films for electrochromic applications.
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Djaoued, Y., Badilescu, S., Ashrit, P. et al. Low Temperature Sol-Gel Preparation of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Thin Films. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 24, 247–254 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015305328932
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