“…These include the reactive deposition [7], electrochemical and thermal deposition [2,8,9], plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy [10], r.f. sputtering [11], thermal decomposition [12], and sol-gel [13,14] derived techniques. Most of the reports address themselves to the electrochromic, electrochemical and spectroscopic performance of the films, emphasizing the inter-relation between the substrate materials, film structure and their performance in catalytic and rechargeable battery oriented applications.…”