Issue 40, 2015

Ultrafast switching of an electrochromic device based on layered double hydroxide/Prussian blue multilayered films

Abstract

Electrochromic materials are the most important and essential components in an electrochromic device. Herein, we fabricated high-performance electrochromic films based on exfoliated layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets and Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles via the layer-by-layer assembly technique. X-ray diffraction and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy indicate a periodic layered structure with uniform and regular growth of (LDH/PB)n ultrathin films (UTFs). The resulting (LDH/PB)n UTF electrodes exhibit electrochromic behavior arising from the reversible K+ ion migration into/out of the PB lattice, which induces a change in the optical properties of the UTFs. Furthermore, an electrochromic device (ECD) based on the (LDH/PB)n-ITO/0.1 M KCl electrolyte/ITO sandwich structure displays superior response properties (0.91/1.21 s for coloration/bleaching), a comparable coloration efficiency (68 cm2 Cāˆ’1) and satisfactory optical contrast (45% at 700 nm), in comparison with other inorganic material-based ECDs reported previously. Therefore, this work presents a facile and cost-effective strategy to immobilize electrochemically active nanoparticles in a 2D inorganic matrix for potential application in displays, smart windows and optoelectronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Ultrafast switching of an electrochromic device based on layered double hydroxide/Prussian blue multilayered films

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jul 2015
Accepted
17 Sep 2015
First published
18 Sep 2015

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 17088-17095

Author version available

Ultrafast switching of an electrochromic device based on layered double hydroxide/Prussian blue multilayered films

X. Liu, A. Zhou, Y. Dou, T. Pan, M. Shao, J. Han and M. Wei, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 17088 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR04458H

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