PMID- 35706997
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 2046-1402 (Electronic)
IS  - 2046-1402 (Linking)
VI  - 11
DP  - 2022
TI  - Realisation of Solid-State Electrochromic Devices Based on Gel Electrolyte.
PG  - 380
LID - 10.12688/f1000research.73661.2 [doi]
AB  - Background: In the last decade, there has been much interest in the area of solid 
      polymer electrolyte (SPE) to address the issues of electrolyte leakage and 
      evaporation in electrochromic devices (ECD). ECD is a state-of-the-art technology 
      having the ability to change from transparent state to opaque state under the 
      influence of a small applied voltage for energy saving applications. Methods: In 
      this work, tungsten oxide (WO (3)) films were fabricated via the sol-gel 
      spin-coating method. Subsequently, ECDs were assembled based on SPE and liquid 
      polymer electrolyte (LPE), respectively using indium doped tin oxide (ITO) coated 
      glass as conducting electrodes and WO (3) films as working electrode. Results: 
      Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results revealed reduced ionic conductivity of conducting 
      ions in SPE based ECD (SECD) owing to increased viscosity by addition of PMMA. 
      However, lesser time was required for the colouration process. LPE based ECD 
      (LECD) showed higher colouration efficiency (CE) compared to its SECD 
      counterpart. This is attributed to its larger optical modulation. Conclusions: 
      This work presents a comparison between the performance of LECD and SECD in terms 
      of electrochromic (EC) and optical properties. They were analysed through CV, 
      chronoamperometry (CA) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer. 
      Furthermore, this work provides an insight on the employment of solid-state 
      electrolytes in ECDs in view of the persistent leakage and evaporation problems 
      in ECD implementation.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2022 Au BWC et al.
FAU - Au, Benedict Wen-Cheun
AU  - Au BW
AD  - Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, 63100, 
      Malaysia.
FAU - Chan, Kah-Yoong
AU  - Chan KY
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1076-5034
AD  - Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, 63100, 
      Malaysia.
FAU - Sahdan, Mohd Zainizan
AU  - Sahdan MZ
AD  - Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn 
      Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, 86400, Malaysia.
FAU - Chong, Abraham Shiau-Iun
AU  - Chong AS
AD  - KESPRO Consultants Sdn Bhd, KESPRO Consultants Sdn Bhd, Bandar Sunway, Subang 
      Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia.
FAU - Knipp, Dietmar
AU  - Knipp D
AD  - School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Bremen, 
      28759, Germany.
LA  - eng
SI  - Dryad/10.5061/dryad.qfttdz0jx
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220331
PL  - England
TA  - F1000Res
JT  - F1000Research
JID - 101594320
SB  - IM
PMC - PMC9184923
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Electrochromic Device
OT  - Solid Polymer Electrolyte
OT  - Tungsten Oxide
COIS- No competing interests were disclosed.
EDAT- 2022/06/18 06:00
MHDA- 2022/06/18 06:01
CRDT- 2022/06/17 02:30
PHST- 2022/05/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/06/17 02:30 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/06/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/06/18 06:01 [medline]
AID - 10.12688/f1000research.73661.2 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - F1000Res. 2022 Mar 31;11:380. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.73661.2. eCollection 
      2022.