Inkjet-printing assisted engineering of patternable zinc anode-based electrochromic devices

Autor: Sheng Qiu, Yanan Zhao, Kai Wang, Jinbin Luo, Rui Wang, Xinwei Jiang, Jingwei Chen, Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi, Wu Zhang, Hao Jia, Haizeng Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Materials Reports: Energy, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 100293- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-9358
DOI: 10.1016/j.matre.2024.100293
Popis: Zn anode-based electrochromic devices (ZECDs) stand out as a highly promising technology in the upcoming era of multifunctional electronic devices, offering a blend of electrochromic capabilities and energy storage functions within a single transparent platform. However, significant challenges persist in achieving efficient patterning, ensuring long-term stability, and fast color-switching kinetics for these devices. In this study, heterogeneous tungsten oxide nanowires (W17O47/Na0.1WO3, WNOs) are formulated into inkjet printing ink to assemble patternable ZECDs. The heterogeneous electrode structure of WNO enables a highly capacitive-controlled mechanism that promotes fast electrochromic/electrochemical behavior. Notably, by utilizing a three-dimensional MXene mesh modified substrate, the inkjet-printed ZECDs exhibit a wide optical modulation range of 69.13%, rapid color-changing kinetics (tc = 4.1 s, tb = 5.4 s), and highly reversible capacities of 70 mAh cm−2 over 1000 cycles. This scalable strategy develops the patterned electrodes with a wide optical modulation range and substantial energy storage properties, offering promising prospects for their application in next-generation smart electronics.
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