{"title":"Improved ionic solid/viologen hybrid electrochromic device using pre-bleached Prussian-blue electrode","authors":"Anjali Chaudhary, Devesh K. Pathak, Manushree Tanwar, Suchita Kandpal, Tanushree Ghosh, Chanchal Rani, Rajesh Kumar","doi":"10.1049/nde2.12015","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The authors demonstrate how a simple step of loading an electrochromically active Prussian blue (PB; an ionic solid) electrode with Li<sup>+</sup> ions can help in achieving a more efficient viologen based solid state hybrid electrochromic device. To accomplish this, two different devices, with and without Li<sup>+</sup> ion loaded PB electrodes, have been fabricated. These devices have been compared in terms of their current-voltage response, bias dependent optical modulation and corresponding colour switching to establish the role of Li<sup>+</sup> ion in charge transport and charge balancing involved during bias induced redox mediated colour switching of the two devices. The Li<sup>+</sup> containing PB electrode device exhibits a superior performance with twice (40%) the value of colour contrast (20%), quick response switching (1.3 s), excellent stability (8400 s) and better power efficiency as compared to the device containing as-synthesised PB electrode. A mechanism has been proposed to explain the role of the Li<sup>+</sup> ion which is later substantiated using bias-dependent in situ Raman spectroscopic evidences.</p>","PeriodicalId":36855,"journal":{"name":"IET Nanodielectrics","volume":"4 4","pages":"193-200"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2021-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/nde2.12015","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IET Nanodielectrics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/nde2.12015","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The authors demonstrate how a simple step of loading an electrochromically active Prussian blue (PB; an ionic solid) electrode with Li+ ions can help in achieving a more efficient viologen based solid state hybrid electrochromic device. To accomplish this, two different devices, with and without Li+ ion loaded PB electrodes, have been fabricated. These devices have been compared in terms of their current-voltage response, bias dependent optical modulation and corresponding colour switching to establish the role of Li+ ion in charge transport and charge balancing involved during bias induced redox mediated colour switching of the two devices. The Li+ containing PB electrode device exhibits a superior performance with twice (40%) the value of colour contrast (20%), quick response switching (1.3 s), excellent stability (8400 s) and better power efficiency as compared to the device containing as-synthesised PB electrode. A mechanism has been proposed to explain the role of the Li+ ion which is later substantiated using bias-dependent in situ Raman spectroscopic evidences.