Black-to-Transmissive dual polymer complementary electrochromics with high coloration efficiency

Wang, Zhiyang; Andjaba, John M.; Rybak, Christopher; You, Liyan; Uyeda, Christopher; Mei, Jianguo

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.141013

Black-to-Transmissive dual polymer complementary electrochromics with high coloration efficiency

Journal Article · Mon Dec 19 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Chemical Engineering Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.141013· OSTI ID:2422028

Wang, Zhiyang ^[1]; Andjaba, John M. ^[2]; Rybak, Christopher ^[2]; You, Liyan ^[2]; Uyeda, Christopher ^[2]; Mei, Jianguo ^[2]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); OSTI
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

In a complementary electrochromic device (ECD), both the anode and the cathode can synergistically change color in response to an electrical bias, allowing for a high coloration efficiency. Complementary ECD that can switch from black to transmissive state is rare, due to the difficulty of pairing two electrochromic electrodes. In this study, we report the construction of high coloration efficiency complementary ECDs by pairing polyazoisoindigo (PAI), an n-type electrochromic polymer that undergoes green-to-transmissive switching, with p-type magenta (ECP-M) and red (ECP-R) electrochromic polymers to obtain black-to-transmissive ECD. Physical modeling tool, COMSOL, is introduced for complementary color matching. Through balancing the charge densities of two electrochromic electrodes, black-to-transmissive ECDs with record-high coloration efficiencies of 688 cm²/C and 437 cm²/C have been achieved for PAI|ECP-M and PAI|ECP-R, respectively. This study provides a general protocol for the design and fabrication of complementary ECDs.

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Research Organization:: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0022086

OSTI ID:: 2422028

Journal Information:: Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Name: Chemical Engineering Journal Journal Issue: C Vol. 456; ISSN 1385-8947

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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