Journal
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202210167
Keywords
antimony doped tin oxide; charge storage layers; electrochemistry; electrochromism; non-intercalating electrolytes
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This report describes the post-modification of mesoporous antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticle layers with a redox-active cerium compound. The switching of the Ce3+/Ce4+ couple on the conductive nanoparticle scaffold is demonstrated using a non-intercalating electrolyte. Nanoparticle layers doped with 15% Sb exhibit the highest storage capacity, and show promising performance as charge storage layers in an electrochromic device.
Charge storage layers are an important component of electrochromic devices, which are expected to exhibit high storage capacity and transparency as well as fast electron transfer rates. However, these layers often rely on the (de)intercalation of ions into the crystal lattice of the material and therefore require optimization to be compatible with non-intercalating electrolytes. In this report, the post-modification of mesoporous antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticle layers with a redox-active cerium compound is described. In particular, the switching of the Ce3+/Ce4+ couple on the conductive nanoparticle scaffold is demonstrated using tetrabutylammonium perchlorate as a non-intercalating electrolyte. Remarkably, high storage capacities of up to 27 mC cm(-2) and transmittance values of approximate to 90% are achieved. Variation of the antimony doping concentration revealed that nanoparticle layers doped with 15% Sb exhibit the highest capacity, which can be attributed to increased conductivity in the potential range where the Ce3+ ions are oxidized. Finally, the cerium-modified ATO films show promising performance as charge storage layers in an electrochromic device with a viologen-anchored ATO layer as the electrochromic working electrode. Switching times of approximate to 0.4 s highlight the fast electron transfer capability of the cerium-decorated ATO layer, even when a non-intercalating electrolyte is used.
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