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A Brief Overview of Electrochromic Materials and Related Devices: A Nanostructured Materials Perspective

Exactly 50 years ago, the first article on electrochromism was published. Today electrochromic materials are highly popular in various devices. Interest in nanostructured electrochromic and nanocomposite organic/inorganic nanostructured electrochromic materials has increased in the last decade. Thes...

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Autores principales: Shchegolkov, Aleksei Viktorovich, Jang, Sung-Hwan, Shchegolkov, Alexandr Viktorovich, Rodionov, Yuri Viktorovich, Sukhova, Anna Olegovna, Lipkin, Mikhail Semenovich
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578692
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11092376
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author Shchegolkov, Aleksei Viktorovich
Jang, Sung-Hwan
Shchegolkov, Alexandr Viktorovich
Rodionov, Yuri Viktorovich
Sukhova, Anna Olegovna
Lipkin, Mikhail Semenovich
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Jang, Sung-Hwan
Shchegolkov, Alexandr Viktorovich
Rodionov, Yuri Viktorovich
Sukhova, Anna Olegovna
Lipkin, Mikhail Semenovich
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description Exactly 50 years ago, the first article on electrochromism was published. Today electrochromic materials are highly popular in various devices. Interest in nanostructured electrochromic and nanocomposite organic/inorganic nanostructured electrochromic materials has increased in the last decade. These materials can enhance the electrochemical and electrochromic properties of devices related to them. This article describes electrochromic materials, proposes their classification and systematization for organic inorganic and nanostructured electrochromic materials, identifies their advantages and shortcomings, analyzes current tendencies in the development of nanomaterials used in electrochromic coatings (films) and their practical use in various optical devices for protection from light radiation, in particular, their use as light filters and light modulators for optoelectronic devices, as well as methods for their preparation. The modern technologies of “Smart Windows”, which are based on chromogenic materials and liquid crystals, are analyzed, and their advantages and disadvantages are also given. Various types of chromogenic materials are presented, examples of which include photochromic, thermochromic and gasochromic materials, as well as the main physical effects affecting changes in their optical properties. Additionally, this study describes electrochromic technologies based on WO(3) films prepared by different methods, such as electrochemical deposition, magnetron sputtering, spray pyrolysis, sol–gel, etc. An example of an electrochromic “Smart Window” based on WO(3) is shown in the article. A modern analysis of electrochromic devices based on nanostructured materials used in various applications is presented. The paper discusses the causes of internal and external size effects in the process of modifying WO(3) electrochromic films using nanomaterials, in particular, GO/rGO nanomaterials.
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spelling pubmed-84726742021-09-28 A Brief Overview of Electrochromic Materials and Related Devices: A Nanostructured Materials Perspective Shchegolkov, Aleksei Viktorovich Jang, Sung-Hwan Shchegolkov, Alexandr Viktorovich Rodionov, Yuri Viktorovich Sukhova, Anna Olegovna Lipkin, Mikhail Semenovich Nanomaterials (Basel) Review Exactly 50 years ago, the first article on electrochromism was published. Today electrochromic materials are highly popular in various devices. Interest in nanostructured electrochromic and nanocomposite organic/inorganic nanostructured electrochromic materials has increased in the last decade. These materials can enhance the electrochemical and electrochromic properties of devices related to them. This article describes electrochromic materials, proposes their classification and systematization for organic inorganic and nanostructured electrochromic materials, identifies their advantages and shortcomings, analyzes current tendencies in the development of nanomaterials used in electrochromic coatings (films) and their practical use in various optical devices for protection from light radiation, in particular, their use as light filters and light modulators for optoelectronic devices, as well as methods for their preparation. The modern technologies of “Smart Windows”, which are based on chromogenic materials and liquid crystals, are analyzed, and their advantages and disadvantages are also given. Various types of chromogenic materials are presented, examples of which include photochromic, thermochromic and gasochromic materials, as well as the main physical effects affecting changes in their optical properties. Additionally, this study describes electrochromic technologies based on WO(3) films prepared by different methods, such as electrochemical deposition, magnetron sputtering, spray pyrolysis, sol–gel, etc. An example of an electrochromic “Smart Window” based on WO(3) is shown in the article. A modern analysis of electrochromic devices based on nanostructured materials used in various applications is presented. The paper discusses the causes of internal and external size effects in the process of modifying WO(3) electrochromic films using nanomaterials, in particular, GO/rGO nanomaterials. MDPI 2021-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8472674/ /pubmed/34578692 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11092376 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Rodionov, Yuri Viktorovich
Sukhova, Anna Olegovna
Lipkin, Mikhail Semenovich
A Brief Overview of Electrochromic Materials and Related Devices: A Nanostructured Materials Perspective
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title_short A Brief Overview of Electrochromic Materials and Related Devices: A Nanostructured Materials Perspective
title_sort brief overview of electrochromic materials and related devices: a nanostructured materials perspective
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34578692
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11092376
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