Issue 5, 2015

Electrochromic properties of self-organized multifunctional V2O5–polymer hybrid films

Abstract

Bio-inspired V2O5–polymer hybrid films were prepared following a one-step self-organization procedure based on liquid crystal formation of organic and inorganic components. These materials were previously reported to exhibit advantageous mechanical properties, comparable to biomaterials, such as human bone and dentin. Here, we show that these hybrid films prepared via a fast and simple synthesis procedure have an additional function as an electrochromic material, exhibiting a long-term cycle stability under alternating potentials. The structures were found to remain intact without visible changes after more than hundred switching cycles and storing the devices for several weeks. Consequently, this multifunctional V2O5–polymer hybrid system shows great promise for various technical applications.

Graphical abstract: Electrochromic properties of self-organized multifunctional V2O5–polymer hybrid films

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 9 2014
Accepted
26 11 2014
First published
28 11 2014

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 950-954

Author version available

Electrochromic properties of self-organized multifunctional V2O5–polymer hybrid films

U. Tritschler, F. Beck, H. Schlaad and H. Cölfen, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 950 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02138J

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