Flexible and high-performance electrochromic devices enabled by self-assembled 2D TiO2/MXene heterostructures

Li, Ran; Ma, Xiaoyuan; Li, Jianmin; Cao, Jun; Gao, Hongze; Li, Tianshu; Zhang, Xiaoyu; Wang, Lichao; Zhang, Qinghong; Wang, Gang; Hou, Chengyi; Li, Yaogang; Palacios, Tomás; Lin, Yuxuan; Wang, Hongzhi; Ling, Xi

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21852-7

Flexible and high-performance electrochromic devices enabled by self-assembled 2D TiO₂/MXene heterostructures

Journal Article · Wed Mar 10 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21852-7· OSTI ID:1817012

Li, Ran ^[1]; ^[2]; Li, Jianmin ^[3]; ^[2]; Gao, Hongze ^[4]; ^[4]; Zhang, Xiaoyu ^[3]; Wang, Lichao ^[3]; ^[3]; Wang, Gang ^[3]; ^[3]; Li, Yaogang ^[3]; Palacios, Tomás ^[5]; ^[5]; ^[3]; ^[6]

Donghua Univ., Shanghai (China). College of Materials Science and Engineering. State Key Lab. for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials; Boston Univ., MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; OSTI
Boston Univ., MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Donghua Univ., Shanghai (China). College of Materials Science and Engineering. State Key Lab. for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials
Boston Univ., MA (United States). Division of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Boston Univ., MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Boston Univ., MA (United States). Division of Materials Science and Engineering; Boston Univ., MA (United States). The Photonics Center

Transition metal oxides (TMOs) are promising electrochromic (EC) materials for applications such as smart windows and displays, yet the challenge still exists to achieve good flexibility, high coloration efficiency and fast response simultaneously. MXenes (e.g. Ti₃C₂T_x) and their derived TMOs (e.g. 2D TiO₂) are good candidates for high-performance and flexible EC devices because of their 2D nature and the possibility of assembling them into loosely networked structures. Here we demonstrate flexible, fast, and high-coloration-efficiency EC devices based on self-assembled 2D TiO₂/Ti₃C₂T_x heterostructures, with the Ti₃C₂T_x layer as the transparent electrode, and the 2D TiO₂layer as the EC layer. Benefiting from the well-balanced porosity and connectivity of these assembled nanometer-thick heterostructures, they present fast and efficient ion and electron transport, as well as superior mechanical and electrochemical stability. We further demonstrate large-area flexible devices which could potentially be integrated onto curved and flexible surfaces for future ubiquitous electronics.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; Donghua University

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021064

OSTI ID:: 1817012

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 12; ISSN 2041-1723

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