Doping of TiO₂ with various elements increases its photocatalytic activity due to the formation of new energy levels near the conduction band.

Reversible photochromic hybrid organicinorganic films containing nanocrystalline cellulose as a matrix and tungsten oxide as a photochromic component (CNC/WO 3 ) were obtained via a simple and quick solvent casting method. The films were studied by scanning electron microscopy, together with element mapping, FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, confirming successful incorporation of WO 3 nanoparticles into a nanocellulose matrix.Thermal analysis data indicated that the modification of a nanocellulose matrix with WO 3 increases its thermal stability. The CNC/WO 3 films showed a quick coloration-bleaching transition with good reversibility within 20 min, without notable degradation of photochromic properties after 10 cycles. The synthetic method proposed allows for scalable preparation of highly efficient low-cost WO 3 -based photochromic materials.

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