Hui Wang , Lei Chen , Xiangfei Wei , Hongquan Zhao , Bo Zhang
{"title":"Bilayer structure niobium oxide/titanium oxide film with improved electrochromism","authors":"Hui Wang , Lei Chen , Xiangfei Wei , Hongquan Zhao , Bo Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116505","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A combination of simple hydrothermal and electrodeposition techniques is proposed for the synthesis of niobium oxide/titanium oxide (Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub>) bilayer films, which can improve the electrochromic performance for niobium oxide (Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)-based materials, including response time, cycle stability, coloration efficiency and optical properties. The structure, morphology, electrochemical and electrochromic performance of the Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> film are improved via the systematic study of TiO<sub>2</sub> electrodeposition period. X-ray diffraction shows that TiO<sub>2</sub> is amorphous and Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> is orthogonal. The vibration modes and structural properties are studied by the Raman spectroscopy. The chemical compositions, elemental states, and surface features are studied via the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effects of TiO<sub>2</sub> electrodeposition periods on the morphology of Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> films are analyzed by the field emission scanning electron microscopy. These results show that NTO-20 film has high efficiency Li<sup>+</sup> reaction kinetics, which shows remarkable electrochromic properties, including wide transmittance modulation (76.94 %), good reversibility (98.15 %), large coloration efficiency (91.6 cm<sup>2</sup>/C) and high cycle stability. For the electrochromic device with NTO-20 film, it shows conspicuous transmittance modulation (69.1 %) and excellent cycle stability. Thus, Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> bilayer films have important research value in the field of electrochromism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19564,"journal":{"name":"Optical Materials","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 116505"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optical Materials","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925346724016884","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
A combination of simple hydrothermal and electrodeposition techniques is proposed for the synthesis of niobium oxide/titanium oxide (Nb2O5/TiO2) bilayer films, which can improve the electrochromic performance for niobium oxide (Nb2O5)-based materials, including response time, cycle stability, coloration efficiency and optical properties. The structure, morphology, electrochemical and electrochromic performance of the Nb2O5/TiO2 film are improved via the systematic study of TiO2 electrodeposition period. X-ray diffraction shows that TiO2 is amorphous and Nb2O5 is orthogonal. The vibration modes and structural properties are studied by the Raman spectroscopy. The chemical compositions, elemental states, and surface features are studied via the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effects of TiO2 electrodeposition periods on the morphology of Nb2O5/TiO2 films are analyzed by the field emission scanning electron microscopy. These results show that NTO-20 film has high efficiency Li+ reaction kinetics, which shows remarkable electrochromic properties, including wide transmittance modulation (76.94 %), good reversibility (98.15 %), large coloration efficiency (91.6 cm2/C) and high cycle stability. For the electrochromic device with NTO-20 film, it shows conspicuous transmittance modulation (69.1 %) and excellent cycle stability. Thus, Nb2O5/TiO2 bilayer films have important research value in the field of electrochromism.
期刊介绍:
Optical Materials has an open access mirror journal Optical Materials: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.
The purpose of Optical Materials is to provide a means of communication and technology transfer between researchers who are interested in materials for potential device applications. The journal publishes original papers and review articles on the design, synthesis, characterisation and applications of optical materials.
OPTICAL MATERIALS focuses on:
• Optical Properties of Material Systems;
• The Materials Aspects of Optical Phenomena;
• The Materials Aspects of Devices and Applications.
Authors can submit separate research elements describing their data to Data in Brief and methods to Methods X.