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| Author(s): |
Marcio Eduardo Vidotti Miyata
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ) |
| Defense date: | 2007-08-23 |
| Examining board members: |
Susana Inês Cordoba de Torresi;
Lúcio Angnes;
Luiz Henrique Dall'Antonia;
Fritz Cavalcante Huguenin;
Ana Flávia Nogueira
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| Advisor: | Susana Ines Cordoba de Torresi |
| Abstract | |
The present work describes the synthesis and characterization of pure Nickel Hydroxide nanoparticles, and with cobalt and cadmium as additives, by applying ultrasound radiation. Were obtained nanoparticles of about 5 nm, being characterized by HRTEM, Raman and Infrared spectroscopies, thermogravimetric, ICP-OES and X-ray diffraction. Nanoparticles immobilization onto conducting glass substrates was performed by adsorption of electrostatic layers and by electrophoretic deposition. High performant electrochromic electrodes were obtained, showing high electrochromic efficiencies and low response times, evidencing the nickel hydroxide nanometric architecture. Additives incorporation on nickel hydroxide nanoparticles provided high improvements on electrochromic properties. Cobalt addition shifted the redox peaks to lower potentials, avoiding by this way the oxygen reaction. Cadmium addition diminished the electrostatic repulsion between layers, avoiding the so-called effect, providing a high durability to the electrochromic electrode. (AU) | |