期刊
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
卷 45, 期 13, 页码 15990-15995出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.05.109
关键词
Films; Nanocomposites; Electrical properties; Transition metal oxides; Electrochromic performances
资金
- SeoulTech (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
With the increase in global challenges related to energy depletion, there is significant emphasis on studies involving next-generation optoelectronic applications such as smart windows and electronic displays. In particular, electrochromic devices (ECDs) have been identified as strategic innovations for energy-saving smart windows to address these challenges. Despite this increased level of attentions, ECDs have not yet attained broad commercial acceptance because of their limited electrochromic (EC) properties including coloration efficiency (CE, < 30.0 cm(2)/C) and switching speeds ( > 10.0 s). To address these limitations, critical effort is required to enhance the EC properties by tuning the film structure and electronic structure of ECDs. In this study, we demonstrated the effect of nanocomposite structure of conductive metal oxides and WO3 EC films. Antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles (ATO NPs) were utilized because of their superior electrical conductivity and large band gap. To achieve the optimum addition amount of ATO NPs in EC films, we adjusted the amount as 0, 0.6, 1.2, 2.4 wt%. WO3 EC films with the optimum addition amount (1.2 wt%) of ATO NPs exhibited improved EC performance including both the switching speeds (5.4 s for the coloration speed and 2.4 s for the bleaching speed) and CE value (48.2 cm(2)/C). The enhancement of EC performance was attributed to the well-dispersed ATO NPs in the WO3 films that can effectively improve electrical conductivity via the formation of by forming preferred electron pathway. In addition, the large band gap of ATO NPs broadens the transmittance modulation of the EC layer which contributed to the increment of the CE value. Therefore, our results suggest a strategy to obtain the enhanced WO3 films with superior EC performances using conductive metal oxides nanocomposite structure.
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