Abstract

We studied the gasochromic effect of amorphous peroxopolytungstic acid (W-PTA), W-PTA (ormosil) and crystalline WO3 films. These latter films were prepared after a heat treatment of W-PTA/ormosil films at 450°C. The ormosil served as a template, providing the monoclinic WO3 films with adequate porosity. The spill-over effect was attained by impregnating the porous WO3 crystalline films with H2PtCl6 followed by a heat treatment at 380°C. The amorphous films became gasochromic with the addition of PdCl2 to the corresponding W-PTA and W-PTA/ormosil sols.

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