Issue 10, 2012

Electrochromic properties of ITO nanoparticles/viologen composite film electrodes

Abstract

Nanostructured composite electrodes were prepared by dip-coating a mixed dispersion of ITO nanoparticles and 1,1′-didodecyl-4,4′-bipyridinium (DDV2+) dibromide on an ITO-coated glass plate, and their electrochromic properties were investigated in a 0.1 M Li2SO4 aqueous solution. The electrodes showed a color change from pale white to violet as they were oxidized and reduced, respectively, and good electrochromic performances; i.e., switching times of coloration (500 ms) and decoloration (380 ms), coloration efficiency of 140 cm2 C−1, long-term stability (>500 test cycles), and a memory life time greater than at least 24 h.

Graphical abstract: Electrochromic properties of ITO nanoparticles/viologen composite film electrodes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Nov 2011
Accepted
29 Feb 2012
First published
30 Mar 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 4377-4381

Electrochromic properties of ITO nanoparticles/viologen composite film electrodes

R. Nakajima, Y. Yamada, T. Komatsu, K. Murashiro, T. Saji and K. Hoshino, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 4377 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA01090A

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