Investigation of WO3 Electrodeposition Leading to Nanostructured Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological Analyses
3.2. Nucleation and Growth of WO3 Films
3.3. Model for WO3 Electrodeposition
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mineo, G.; Ruffino, F.; Mirabella, S.; Bruno, E. Investigation of WO3 Electrodeposition Leading to Nanostructured Thin Films. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1493. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081493
Mineo G, Ruffino F, Mirabella S, Bruno E. Investigation of WO3 Electrodeposition Leading to Nanostructured Thin Films. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(8):1493. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081493
Chicago/Turabian StyleMineo, G., F. Ruffino, S. Mirabella, and E. Bruno. 2020. "Investigation of WO3 Electrodeposition Leading to Nanostructured Thin Films" Nanomaterials 10, no. 8: 1493. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081493