A novel aqueous, relatively low temperature thin film growth technique has been developed to
fabricate a new generation of smart and nanostructured metal oxide thin film material. Thin
films of molybdenum oxide were produced by the chemical bath deposition method. Various
levels of doping were achieved by adding small quantities of water soluble vanadium compound
to the prepared solution of molybdenum oxide. The change in structural and optical properties in
metallic phases were studied and compared to pure molybdenum oxide thin films. The thin films
were characterized for their optostructural, morphological and compositional analysis using
UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, XRD, SEM and EDS techniques. The electrochemical performance of
pure and doped thin films was studied in 0.5M H2SO4 as an electrolyte.
