Spectroelectrochemical identity of Prussian blue films in various electrolytes: comparison of time-derivative voltabsorptometric responses with conventional cyclic voltammetry

Using Prussian blue (PB) electrodeposited on gold-covered foil as a model system, we have demonstrated the usefulness of the time-derivative measurements of absorbance versus potential (linear potential-scan voltabsorptometry) for spectroelectrochemical characterization of thin electrochromic films. The time-derivative signals were monitored for PB at 680 and 420 nm in potassium, sodium and lithium electrolytes. Information obtained from cyclic voltabsorptometry is equivalent or complementary to that from conventional cyclic voltammetry. In the case of PB films investigated in lithium electrolyte, the voltabsorptometric time-derivative peaks are better defined than the respective voltammetric peaks. The combination of voltabsorptometry with voltammetry enables molar absorptivity and/or film loading to be determined. Also, concentration changes of differently colored mixed-valence redox centers can be monitored as a function of applied potential. Received: 16 January 1997 / Accepted: 11 March 1997     

Complementary electrochromic windows with conductive nano-composite thin films

All-solid-state electrochromic windows which have complementary color transition were assembled by employing poly(aniline-N-butylsulfonate)s (PANBS), photo polymerizable electrolyte and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) in sequence. Each electrochromic layer thickness was controlled in nano-scale in order to balance charges between the electrodes generated from the electroactive layers. The electrochromic (EC) properties were characterized using cyclic voltammetry, chronocoulometry and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Absorbance change and coloration efficiency were dependant on charge density and an all solid state EC display based on an optimized thickness showed EC response at 2.4 V within 5 s with a stable memory effect.     

钒钨酸盐-CdS纳米粒子复合膜的制备与电致变色性能

通过层-层自组装方法制备了由Dawson结构三钒取代型钨酸盐1-K₉P₂W₁₅V₃O₆₂·18H₂O(P₂W₁₅V₃)与CdS纳米粒子构筑的复合膜材料, 研究了CdS纳米粒子添加和复合膜层数对P₂W₁₅V₃多酸复合膜材料电致变色性能的影响. 采用UV, XRD, SEM和循环伏安等测试手段对复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征; 将电化学工作站和紫外-可见吸收光谱联用, 在-1.0~+1.0 V的电压范围内, 对不同层数、 有无CdS纳米粒子复合的的膜材料的电致变色性能进行研究. 研究结果表明, 20层的复合膜材料性能最佳, 光反差为38.05%, 着色时间为3.57 s, 褪色时间为6.94 s, 最大着色效率达到94.04 cm²/C, 实现了从无色、 蓝色到蓝紫色, 再到无色的可逆颜色变化, 相对于单独P₂W₁₅V₃膜, 光反差提高46.07%, 着色效率提高96.53%, 电致变色性能显著提高.     

V2O5电致变色薄膜的Raman光谱

近年来,通过向过渡金属氧化物薄膜注入Ｌｉ 制作可调节光透过率的电变色器件已越来越引起广泛的重视[1、2].由于Ｖ2Ｏ5薄膜的稳定性差,限制了它在实际中的应用.因此,为了获得变色效率高、稳定性和可逆性能好的Ｖ2Ｏ5薄膜,使用了多种制备方法,如磁控溅射法[3、6]、电化学沉积法[7、8]、溶胶凝胶法[9、10]、旋涂法[11、12]、真空蒸镀法[13、14]等.但是,无论那种方法都要解决Ｖ2Ｏ5本身在Ｈ2Ｏ或醇等的电解质溶液中电致变色时的溶解问题,通常采用控制薄膜的沉积温度或者退火处理来提高薄膜的电致变色性能[3、4、11].为了探明薄膜结构与电致变色…     

多色显示树枝状聚(3, 6-双噻吩咔唑)及其共聚物的电化学和电致变色性能

设计合成了一种新型的基于咔唑单元的树枝状3, 6-双噻吩咔唑衍生物(BTCPh),通过电化学聚合法制备出其均聚物及与3, 4-乙烯二氧噻吩(EDOT)的共聚物薄膜.利用电化学工作站-紫外可见光谱联用装置对两种聚合物的光谱电化学和电致变色(EC)性能进行表征.测试结果表明,均聚物(PBTCPh)薄膜在不同电压下可显示黄、绿、蓝、灰四种颜色;而EDOT单元的引入使共聚物P(BTCPh-EDOT)进一步增加了掺杂态,从而显示出更加丰富的五种颜色(橙、绿、棕绿、蓝、灰).此外,两种聚合物薄膜均具有良好的光学对比度和快速的响应速度,因而使其在智能窗及显示器方面展现了潜在的应用前景.     

高度有序氧化钨纳米棒的制备和表征

采用直流磁控溅射法结合阳极氧化法在铝基纳米点阵上制备氧化钨(WO3)纳米棒. 运用原子力学显微镜(AFM), 电子扫描显微镜(SEM), X射线衍射仪(XRD), 电化学工作站(EW)和紫外-可见分光光度计(UV)观察表征了WO3纳米棒的表面形貌、结构、光学性能和电致变色性能. 结果表明: 在溅射过程中, 溅射粒子优先沉积于铝基纳米点阵的凸点上, 然后成核并形成棒状; WO3纳米棒的直径约为200 nm, 与铝基纳米点阵的直径一致, 拥有一定的电致变色性能.     

单体摩尔比对共聚物电化学及电致变色性质的影响

通过电化学聚合法制备了3, 6-(二噻吩基)-9-(二茂铁甲酸己酯基)-咔唑(BTC-H-Fc)与3, 4-乙烯二氧噻吩(EDOT)不同摩尔比下的共聚物,并运用电化学、傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱及光谱电化学对其结构与性能进行了表征。研究结果表明所得共聚物均能显示良好的电化学特性,光谱电化学测试结果表明,当摩尔浓度比为1时, P(BTC-H-Fc:EDOT)-1中性态下表现浅绿色,且随着施加电压增加转变为绿色和紫色; P(BTC-H-Fc:EDOT)-4则显示了最丰富的颜色,可在中性态的红褐色、棕黄色、绿色、蓝色和紫色五种颜色之间可逆变换;当摩尔比继续增加时, P(BTC-H-Fc:EDOT)-8可以显示红褐色、灰黑色、蓝绿色和天空蓝四种颜色。另外,三种摩尔比的聚合物薄膜还具有不错的光学对比度,转换响应时间及着色效率,该性能为其在电致变色器件的应用提供了潜力。     

IR spectroelectrochemical studies of Fe2V4O13, FeVO4 and InVO4 thin films obtained via sol-gel synthesis

In this paper we generalize the IR spectroscopic properties of M³⁺VO₄ (M=Fe, In) orthovanadate and Fe₂V₄O₁₃ films. The films were prepared using the sol-gel synthesis route from M³⁺ nitrates and vanadium oxoisopropoxide. The vibrational bands in the IR absorbance spectra of the films are classified in terms of terminal V-O stretching (1050–880 cm^–1), bridging V-O^...Fe and V^...O^...Fe stretching (880–550 cm^–1), mixed V-O-V deformations and Fe-O stretching (<550 cm^–1) modes. Ex situ IR spectra of films were measured after consecutive charging/discharging to various intercalation coefficients x and correlated to the current peaks in the cyclic voltammetry curves measured in 1 M LiClO₄/propylene carbonate electrolyte. We classified the ex situ IR spectra of charged/discharged films according to their vibrational band changes. The results reveal that, for small values of the intercalation coefficient, crystalline FeVO₄, InVO₄ and Fe₂V₄O₁₃ films exhibit a simultaneous decrease in the intensity of all IR bands while the band frequencies remain unaffected. For the higher intercalation levels, IR mode frequencies are shifted, signaling the presence of reduced vanadium. Further charging leads to an amorphization of the film structure, which was established from the similarity of the IR spectra of charged films with those of amorphous films prepared at lower annealing temperatures. The results confirm that ex situ IR spectroelectrochemical measurement is an effective way to assess the structural changes in films with different levels of intercalation. Electronic Publication     

Electrochromic properties of spray deposited TiO2-doped WO3 thin films

TiO₂-doped WO₃ thin films were deposited onto fluorine-doped tin oxide coated conducting glass substrates using spray pyrolysis technique at 525 °C. The volume percentage of TiO₂ dopant was varied from 13% to 38%. The thin film samples were transparent, uniform and strongly adherent to the substrates. Electrochromical properties of TiO₂-doped WO₃ thin films were studied with the help of cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and chronocoulometry (CC) techniques. It has been found that TiO₂ doping in WO₃ enhances its electrochromic performance. Colouration efficiency becomes almost double and samples exhibit increasingly high reversibility with TiO₂ doping concentrations, in the studied range.     

Nanosized multilayer films with concurrent photochromism and electrochromism based on Dawson-type polyoxometalate

An inorganic-organic composite multilayer film constructed of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with Dawson-type phosphotungstate anion [P₂W₁₈O₆₂]⁶⁻ (P₂W₁₈) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) were fabricated on quartz, ITO, silicon and CaF₂ substrates by a layer-by-layer self-assembly method. The film was provided with concurrent photochromism and electrochromism. IR spectra showed that the structure of the PVA was fully maintained in the multilayer film. And their photochromic and electrochromic properties were investigated by UV-vis spectra, cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to investigate the surface topography. This study provides a new route to explore the possibility of application to polyoxometalate-based hybrid inorganic-organic materials.